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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Iraq economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Iraq best banks and safest banks are also available.
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2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
-3.4% | 4.7% | 5.8% | -15.7% | 3.6% |
*Estimate
(2016 estimate)
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
0.2% | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.6% | .64% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
59.1% | 47.8% | 45.1% | 84.2% | 59.4% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
-0.5% | 9.1% | 1.8% | -11.52% | -0.5% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: B–
Moody's: Caa1
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
37.8% (2019)
0.24% (2020)
0.07% (2020)
Crude petroleum, refined petroleum, gold, dates, petroleum coke (2019)
Refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment, cars, jewelry, cigarettes (2019)
China 26%, India 24%, South Korea 9%, United States 8%, Italy 6%, Greece 6% (2019)
United Arab Emirates 28%, Turkey 21%, China 19% (2019)
2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
USD -4,885 million | USD -3,076million | USD -2,896 million |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
USD 188 million | USD 194 million | USD 149 million |
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Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 172 out of 190 countries (2020)
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 154 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 103 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 131 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 121 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 186 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 111 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 131 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 181 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 147 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 168 out of 190 countries
Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect), Syriac (Neo-Aramaic), and Armenian are official in areas where native speakers of these languages constitute a majority of the population
Muslim (official) 95-98% (Shia 61-64%, Sunni 29-34%), Christian 1% (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East), other 1-4% (2015 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
N/A | N/A | 30.962 million | 36.067 million | 40.959 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
43% | 66% | 69% | 70% |
Total population: 79.7%
Male: 85.7%
Female: 73.7% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
0.1% (2013)
Political Rights: 5
Civil Liberties: 6 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed 5.58% Mobile 93.83% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)