Iraq — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Iraq, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Iraq was 0.30% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 54 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 448.50% in 1994. The lowest was -16.12% in 1996 (about -53.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.68% per year.
Iraq ranks 168 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 90%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Iraq sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 78%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 20 of 23 economies; Bahrain (-0.14%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3824% in 1991. That is 84% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1974; grown tenfold by 1991.
World ranking. Slipped: 21st of 63 in 1960 → 46th of 92 in 1970 → 57th of 163 in 2000 → 118th of 186 in 2010 → 128th of 178 in 2020 → 151st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.3% | -2.3 pp |
| 2024 | 2.61% | -1.7 pp |
| 2023 | 4.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 4.99% | -1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 6.04% | +5.5 pp |
| 2020 | 0.57% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 0.37% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 0.56% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 1.39% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 2.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 1.88% | -4.2 pp |
| 2012 | 6.09% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +3.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.43% | -4.4 pp |
| 2009 | 6.87% | -5.8 pp |
| 2008 | 12.66% | +22.7 pp |
| 2007 | -10.07% | -63.3 pp |
| 2006 | 53.23% | +16.3 pp |
| 2005 | 36.96% | +10.0 pp |
| 2004 | 26.96% | -6.7 pp |
| 2003 | 33.62% | +14.3 pp |
| 2002 | 19.32% | +2.9 pp |
| 2001 | 16.37% | +11.4 pp |
| 2000 | 4.98% | -7.6 pp |
| 1999 | 12.58% | -2.2 pp |
| 1998 | 14.77% | -8.3 pp |
| 1997 | 23.06% | +39.2 pp |
| 1996 | -16.12% | -403.4 pp |
| 1995 | 387.31% | -61.2 pp |
| 1994 | 448.5% | +240.8 pp |
| 1993 | 207.69% | +124.1 pp |
| 1992 | 83.62% | -97.3 pp |
| 1991 | 180.95% | +176.3 pp |
| 1978 | 4.61% | -4.6 pp |
| 1977 | 9.17% | -3.7 pp |
| 1976 | 12.82% | +3.3 pp |
| 1975 | 9.52% | +1.8 pp |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +2.8 pp |
| 1973 | 4.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 1972 | 5.19% | +1.6 pp |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 4.36% | -1.4 pp |
| 1969 | 5.74% | +3.5 pp |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -1.1 pp |
| 1967 | 3.29% | +1.3 pp |
| 1966 | 1.98% | +2.4 pp |
| 1965 | -0.46% | -0.4 pp |
| 1964 | -0.09% | -4.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.95% | +2.7 pp |
| 1962 | 1.29% | +0.4 pp |
| 1961 | 0.92% | -2.6 pp |
| 1960 | 3.48% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Iraq’s Inflation in 1961?
0.92% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -91.3% in total — about 3.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 0.3%; 2024: 2.61%; 2023: 4.36%; 2022: 4.99%; 2021: 6.04%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.