Iraq — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Iraq, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Iraq was -2.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 57.82% in 1990. The lowest was -64.05% in 1991 (about 29.7× the latest value).
Iraq ranks 207 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Iraq sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 104% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 183%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 21 of 23 economies; Iran, Islamic Rep. (-2.83%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 16281% in 1989. That is 240% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1964.
World ranking. Slipped: 26th of 107 in 1961 → 78th of 119 in 1970 → 1st of 152 in 1980 → 1st of 176 in 1990 → 5th of 199 in 2000 → 55th of 209 in 2010 → 183rd of 209 in 2020 → 183rd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.16% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | -1.55% | -2.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.52% | -7.4 pp |
| 2022 | 7.96% | +6.5 pp |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +13.5 pp |
| 2020 | -12.04% | -17.6 pp |
| 2019 | 5.51% | +2.9 pp |
| 2018 | 2.63% | +4.5 pp |
| 2017 | -1.82% | -15.6 pp |
| 2016 | 13.79% | +11.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.61% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 2.26% | -5.4 pp |
| 2013 | 7.63% | -6.3 pp |
| 2012 | 13.94% | +6.4 pp |
| 2011 | 7.55% | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +3.0 pp |
| 2009 | 3.38% | -4.8 pp |
| 2008 | 8.23% | +6.3 pp |
| 2007 | 1.89% | -3.7 pp |
| 2006 | 5.64% | +4.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.68% | -51.7 pp |
| 2004 | 53.39% | +90.0 pp |
| 2003 | -36.66% | -28.5 pp |
| 2002 | -8.2% | -10.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.77% | -15.0 pp |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 17.58% | -17.4 pp |
| 1998 | 35% | +13.8 pp |
| 1997 | 21.24% | +10.2 pp |
| 1996 | 11.02% | +8.9 pp |
| 1995 | 2.12% | -1.7 pp |
| 1994 | 3.85% | -26.4 pp |
| 1993 | 30.29% | -2.3 pp |
| 1992 | 32.59% | +96.6 pp |
| 1991 | -64.05% | -121.9 pp |
| 1990 | 57.82% | +60.9 pp |
| 1989 | -3.12% | -3.1 pp |
| 1988 | -0.02% | -9.3 pp |
| 1987 | 9.31% | +4.7 pp |
| 1986 | 4.65% | +3.2 pp |
| 1985 | 1.45% | +2.9 pp |
| 1984 | -1.49% | +11.6 pp |
| 1983 | -13.07% | -16.5 pp |
| 1982 | 3.43% | +4.2 pp |
| 1981 | -0.73% | -25.5 pp |
| 1980 | 24.75% | +3.9 pp |
| 1979 | 20.87% | +3.8 pp |
| 1978 | 17.06% | +15.2 pp |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -15.3 pp |
| 1976 | 17.18% | +4.7 pp |
| 1975 | 12.49% | -3.6 pp |
| 1974 | 16.11% | +11.7 pp |
| 1973 | 4.42% | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 3.74% | -1.6 pp |
| 1971 | 5.37% | +0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 4.54% | +1.3 pp |
| 1969 | 3.24% | -16.3 pp |
| 1968 | 19.51% | +28.4 pp |
| 1967 | -8.86% | -13.8 pp |
| 1966 | 4.96% | -5.8 pp |
| 1965 | 10.76% | -4.1 pp |
| 1964 | 14.83% | +12.4 pp |
| 1963 | 2.45% | -2.2 pp |
| 1962 | 4.6% | -2.7 pp |
| 1961 | 7.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Iraq’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.6% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Iraq’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -129.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -2.16%; 2024: -1.55%; 2023: 0.52%; 2022: 7.96%; 2021: 1.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.