Iraq

GDP growth in Iraq

GDP growth in Iraq: 1.8% a year in 2001 and -0.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
-0.4% a year
Since 2001
−2.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
138 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in IraqGDP growth in Iraq: 1.8% a year in 2001 and -0.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 53.4% a year in 2004, the lowest -36.7% a year in 2003.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraq
2025-0.4
20240.2
20230.8
20227.7
20211.4
2020-12.4
20195.6
20182.6
2017-1.5
201616.2
20152.5
20140.7
20137.6
201213.9
20117.5
20106.4
20093.4
20088.2
20071.9
20065.6
20051.7
200453.4
2003-36.7
2002-8.2
20011.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraq
2026-16
202719
20286.6
20293.4
20303.4
20313.5

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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