Iraq vs Tunisia

Iraq vs Tunisia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 2.7% a year in Tunisia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 3.1 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Iraq vs Tunisia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 2.7% a year in Tunisia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 3.1 percentage points.
IraqTunisiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Tunisia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2025, Iraq ranked 138 and Tunisia ranked 83 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.5% a year and Tunisia at 1.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraqTunisia
2025-0.42.7
20240.21.7
20230.80.3
20227.72.7
20211.44.7
2020-12.4-9
20195.61.6
20182.62.6
2017-1.52.3
201616.21.1
20152.51
20140.73.1
20137.62.4
201213.94.2
20117.5-2
20106.43.5
20093.43
20088.24.2
20071.96.7
20065.65.2
20051.73.5
200453.46.2
2003-36.74.7
2002-8.21.3
20011.83.8
2000–4.3
1999–6
1998–5
1997–5.7
1996–6.9
1995–2.7
1994–3.6
1993–2.5
1992–8
1991–4.1
1990–7.1
1989–2.6
1988–0.1
1987–6.7
1986–-1.5
1985–5.7
1984–5.7
1983–4.7
1982–-0.5
1981–5.5
1980–7.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraqTunisia
2026-162.4
2027192
20286.61.5
20293.41.5
20303.41.5
20313.51.5

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.

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