Iraq

Government debt in Iraq

Government debt in Iraq: 344.3% of GDP in 2004 and 52.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
52.8% of GDP
Since 2004
−291.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
76 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
73.3% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in IraqGovernment debt in Iraq: 344.3% of GDP in 2004 and 52.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 73.3% of GDP 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 73.3% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 344.3% of GDP in 2004, the lowest 27.6% of GDP in 2014.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIraq
202552.8
202445.7
202342.1
202239
202154.7
202072.5
201941.7
201844.4
201755.9
201660.3
201548.3
201427.6
201332
201234.8
201140.7
201053.5
200987.4
200874.2
2007117.1
2006143.2
2005227.3
2004344.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraq
202671.1
202765.2
202862.9
202965.3
203068.7
203173.3

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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