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General profile: Iraq

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
46.042 Millions
1 300.000 IQD/US$
241 601 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 434 128 km²
..
2.20 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+1.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
23 697
51 764
51 338
(e) 100 990
Merchandise imports
23 532
43 915
47 467
(e) 87 410
Merchandise trade balance
165
7 848
3 870
(e) 13 580
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %96 %96 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
32 19926 0618 8798 2165 23332 19926 0618 8798 2165 233
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
355
2 834
5 033
(e) 8 517
Services imports
6 095
9 864
17 813
(e) 25 698
Services trade balance
-5 739
-7 030
-12 779
(e) -17 180
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
49.7
13.7
6.5
-
Travel
47.2
58.6
56.3
-
Other services
3.1
27.7
37.2
-
TRADE INDICES
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1591541821238715015910981100150159164136977511680661231221441158112713610683100178194200194153122190154140
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
49 955
138 517
166 774
241 601
GDP per capita, current US$
1 759
4 462
4 440
5 247
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
1.68
6.40
4.72
2.20
Current account balance, % of GDP
-6.68
4.68
-1.66
(e) 2.29
Exchange rate (/US$)
1 472.000
1 170.000
1 167.333
1 300.000
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
44.119.49.345.233.044.119.49.345.233.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
515.30
1 396.20
-7 574.20
-7 458.30
FDI outflows
88.70
124.90
147.70
438.70
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
0.60
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 161.71 098.4839.5644.4859.2741.71 088.5986.41 004.5729.4-7 458-5 364-2 088-2 637-2 859-3 508-4 885-5 032-6 256-7 574-10 176-2 3353 4001 8821 3961 5981 8569723835153001 000-0.326-7-0.032FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-4.09
5.35
-1.07
(e) 5.65
Balance, % of imports
-7.83
15.69
-3.08
(e) 13.98
Normalized balance
-0.041
0.073
-0.016
(e) 0.065
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
87817462586965605569697074727366837085100
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 72%Urban 72%Rural 28%Rural 28%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.007 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
210
180
109
167
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
..
..
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
-
-
-
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025