Iraq vs Jordan
Iraq vs Jordan: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 52.8% of GDP in Iraq and 83.6% of GDP in Jordan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 30.8 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Iraq.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2025, Iraq ranked 76 and Jordan ranked 29 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 73.3% of GDP and Jordan at 75.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Iraq | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.8 | 83.6 |
| 2024 | 45.7 | 82.1 |
| 2023 | 42.1 | 81 |
| 2022 | 39 | 80.7 |
| 2021 | 54.7 | 79.9 |
| 2020 | 72.5 | 77.9 |
| 2019 | 41.7 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 44.4 | 67.9 |
| 2017 | 55.9 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 60.3 | 70.7 |
| 2015 | 48.3 | 71.4 |
| 2014 | 27.6 | 68.2 |
| 2013 | 32 | 68.8 |
| 2012 | 34.8 | 64 |
| 2011 | 40.7 | 56.1 |
| 2010 | 53.5 | 53.4 |
| 2009 | 87.4 | 51.8 |
| 2008 | 74.2 | 47.9 |
| 2007 | 117.1 | 58.2 |
| 2006 | 143.2 | 60 |
| 2005 | 227.3 | 66.1 |
| 2004 | 344.3 | 73.8 |
| 2003 | – | 80.4 |
| 2002 | – | 85.9 |
| 2001 | – | 85.5 |
| 2000 | – | 89.9 |
| 1999 | – | 98.7 |
| 1998 | – | 96.3 |
| 1997 | – | 94.7 |
| 1996 | – | 101.2 |
| 1995 | – | 102.4 |
| 1994 | – | 112.1 |
| 1993 | – | 122.2 |
| 1992 | – | 134.7 |
| 1991 | – | 180.5 |
| 1990 | – | 197.7 |
| 1989 | – | 190.3 |
| 1988 | – | 159.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Iraq | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71.1 | 82.5 |
| 2027 | 65.2 | 81.4 |
| 2028 | 62.9 | 79.9 |
| 2029 | 65.3 | 78.4 |
| 2030 | 68.7 | 76.9 |
| 2031 | 73.3 | 75.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iraq vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024