Iraq vs Pakistan
Iraq vs Pakistan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 0.3% a year in Iraq and 4.5% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 4.2 percentage points, or 14 times that in Iraq.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2025, Iraq ranked 161 and Pakistan ranked 42 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.8% a year and Pakistan at 6.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Iraq | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 2.6 | 23.4 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| 2019 | -0.2 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2015 | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 2.2 | 8.6 |
| 2013 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 13.7 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | -2.8 | 19.6 |
| 2008 | 2.7 | 12 |
| 2007 | 30.8 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 53.2 | 7.9 |
| 2005 | 37 | 9.3 |
| 2004 | – | 4.6 |
| 2003 | – | 3.1 |
| 2002 | – | 3.5 |
| 2001 | – | 4.4 |
| 2000 | – | 3.6 |
| 1999 | – | 5.7 |
| 1998 | – | 7.8 |
| 1997 | – | 11.8 |
| 1996 | – | 10.8 |
| 1995 | – | 13 |
| 1994 | – | 11.3 |
| 1993 | – | 9.8 |
| 1992 | – | 4.8 |
| 1991 | – | 12.6 |
| 1990 | – | 9.1 |
| 1989 | – | 7.9 |
| 1988 | – | 8.8 |
| 1987 | – | 4.7 |
| 1986 | – | 3.5 |
| 1985 | – | 5.6 |
| 1984 | – | 6.1 |
| 1983 | – | 6.4 |
| 1982 | – | 5.9 |
| 1981 | – | 12 |
| 1980 | – | 11.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Iraq | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.5 | 7.1 |
| 2027 | 3 | 9.9 |
| 2028 | 2.7 | 7 |
| 2029 | 3.2 | 6.5 |
| 2030 | 3.6 | 6.5 |
| 2031 | 3.8 | 6.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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 Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025