Iraq

Country in Asia

In brief

GDP growth per year: -2.2% (2025). World rank 204 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 45 of 47. Women in work or seeking work: 10.9% (2025). World rank 184 of 186; in Asia, 47 of 49. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 1.3% (2019). World rank 141 of 142; in Asia, 32 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $166.8B → $254.4B, GDP per person $4,440 → $5,410, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $9,334 → $14,267.

Size and growth

GDP: $254.4B 2025
GDP per person: $5,410 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $14,267 2025
GDP growth per year: -2.2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $5,690 2025
Inflation: +0.3% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 38 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 3.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 45.4% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 52.3% 2025
Unemployment: 15.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 32% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 10.9% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 39.8% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 37.4% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: +1.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: -3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.3% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 1.3% 2019
Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 29.8 2023
Living on under $3 a day: 0.5% 2023