Iraq vs United Arab Emirates
Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 0.3% a year in Iraq and 1.3% a year in United Arab Emirates, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 0.9 percentage points, or 4.03 times that in Iraq.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2025, Iraq ranked 161 and United Arab Emirates ranked 138 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.8% a year and United Arab Emirates at 2% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Iraq | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 6 | -0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -2.1 |
| 2019 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | -2.8 | -4.7 |
| 2008 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| 2007 | 30.8 | 11.1 |
| 2006 | 53.2 | 9.3 |
| 2005 | 37 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | – | 5 |
| 2003 | – | 3.1 |
| 2002 | – | 2.9 |
| 2001 | – | 2.8 |
| 2000 | – | 1.3 |
| 1999 | – | 2.1 |
| 1998 | – | 2 |
| 1997 | – | 3 |
| 1996 | – | 3 |
| 1995 | – | 4.3 |
| 1994 | – | 5.7 |
| 1993 | – | 5.3 |
| 1992 | – | 6.4 |
| 1991 | – | 3.4 |
| 1990 | – | 0.6 |
| 1989 | – | 2.8 |
| 1988 | – | 5 |
| 1987 | – | 5.5 |
| 1986 | – | 5.4 |
| 1985 | – | 3.5 |
| 1984 | – | 2.4 |
| 1983 | – | 1.3 |
| 1982 | – | 7.1 |
| 1981 | – | 7.9 |
| 1980 | – | 10.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Iraq | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 2027 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2028 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2029 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2030 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2031 | 3.8 | 2 |
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 United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025