Iraq vs Morocco

Iraq vs Morocco: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 4.9% a year in Morocco, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by 5.3 percentage points.

Watch it change on the map

% a year · IMF

Iraq vs Morocco: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 4.9% a year in Morocco, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Morocco, by 5.3 percentage points.
IraqMoroccoIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Morocco has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2025, Iraq ranked 138 and Morocco ranked 37 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.5% a year and Morocco at 4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraqMorocco
2025-0.44.9
20240.24.4
20230.83.8
20227.71.8
20211.48.2
2020-12.4-7.2
20195.62.9
20182.63.1
2017-1.55.1
201616.20.5
20152.54.3
20140.72.7
20137.64.5
201213.93
20117.55.2
20106.43.8
20093.44.2
20088.25.9
20071.92.7
20065.67.8
20051.73
200453.44.8
2003-36.76.3
2002-8.23.3
20011.87.6
2000–1.6
1999–0.5
1998–8
1997–-2
1996–13.5
1995–-6.3
1994–11.5
1993–-1
1992–-2.9
1991–7.5
1990–4
1989–2.4
1988–10.4
1987–-2.5
1986–8.3
1985–6.3
1984–4.3
1983–-0.6
1982–9.6
1981–-2.8
1980–3.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraqMorocco
2026-164.5
2027194.2
20286.64.4
20293.44.4
20303.44.1
20313.54

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • 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 143 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 Morocco

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment