Iraq

Inflation in Iraq

Inflation in Iraq: 37% a year in 2005 and 0.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.3% a year
Since 2005
−36.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
161 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3.8% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in IraqInflation in Iraq: 37% a year in 2005 and 0.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.8% 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 3.8% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 53.2% a year in 2006, the lowest -2.8% a year in 2009.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraq
20250.3
20242.6
20234.4
20225
20216
20200.6
2019-0.2
20180.4
20170.2
20160.5
20151.4
20142.2
20131.9
20126.1
20115.6
20102.4
2009-2.8
20082.7
200730.8
200653.2
200537
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraq
20263.5
20273
20282.7
20293.2
20303.6
20313.8

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.

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