Iraq vs Türkiye

Iraq vs Türkiye: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 3.7% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 4.2 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Iraq vs Türkiye: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 3.7% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 4.2 percentage points.
IraqTürkiyeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Türkiye has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2025, Iraq ranked 138 and Türkiye ranked 60 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.5% a year and Türkiye at 4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraqTürkiye
2025-0.43.7
20240.23.5
20230.85
20227.75.4
20211.411.8
2020-12.41.8
20195.61.3
20182.63.5
2017-1.57.8
201616.23.3
20152.55.8
20140.74.6
20137.68.5
201213.94.8
20117.511
20106.48.5
20093.4-4.9
20088.20.9
20071.95.1
20065.67.1
20051.79.1
200453.49.9
2003-36.75.8
2002-8.26.4
20011.8-5.5
2000–7
1999–-3.1
1998–3.1
1997–7.5
1996–7
1995–7.2
1994–-5.5
1993–8
1992–6
1991–0.9
1990–9.3
1989–0.3
1988–2.1
1987–10
1986–6.9
1985–4.3
1984–6.8
1983–4.8
1982–3.4
1981–4.4
1980–-0.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraqTürkiye
2026-162.7
2027193.6
20286.64
20293.44
20303.44
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.

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