Iraq — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Iraq, 1995–2025.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Iraq was 14,267 in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1995 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14,669 in 2013. The lowest was 4,598 in 1995 (about 3.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.85% per year.
Iraq ranks 125 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 62%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 18,586, so Iraq sits below it. It peaked in 2013 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 53%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 14 of 22 economies; Jordan (12,632) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 53% in 2004. That is 17% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1995 level: doubled by 2000. Doubling roughly every 18 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 101st of 190 in 1995 → 65th of 194 in 2000 → 97th of 200 in 2010 → 124th of 198 in 2020 → 113th of 185 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1995 to 2025
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,266.8 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 14,485.32 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 14,664.6 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 14,388.85 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 12,731.75 | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 10,573.93 | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 12,248.59 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,034.4 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 10,191.66 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 9,079.14 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9,334.47 | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 13,168.25 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 14,668.54 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 14,402.03 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 12,912.03 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 12,186.19 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11,687.01 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11,657.32 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 10,783.12 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 10,223.11 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 9,457.04 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 9,289.74 | +53.1% |
| 2003 | 6,068.45 | -37.3% |
| 2002 | 9,682.38 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 10,719.62 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 10,627.94 | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 9,194.47 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 7,964.06 | +32.3% |
| 1997 | 6,019.89 | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 5,034.48 | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 4,597.62 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Iraq’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1996?
5,034.48 (1996). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Iraq’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Iraq’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1995 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +210.3% in total — about 3.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. 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: 14,266.8; 2024: 14,485.32; 2023: 14,664.6; 2022: 14,388.85; 2021: 12,731.75. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). 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.