Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:16 PM

SERIAL · 368Asia

Iraq

CapitalBaghdad

CurrencyIQD · Iraqi dinar

LanguageArabic, Kurdish

Area435,050 km²

Since1932

ISOIRQ · IQ

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Asia

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country.

Text: Wikipedia — IraqCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Motto: Takbir
Capital: Baghdad
Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Official language: Arabic, Kurdish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +964
Licence plate code: IRQ
Top-level domain: .iq
Independence / founding: 1932
Highest point: Cheekha Dar (3,611 m)
Anthem: Mawtini

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

1.9%% of land area

#187 of 2132023

6% of world average

Forest area

8,250km²

#129 of 2132023

4% of world average

Agricultural land

21.8%% of land area

#143 of 2092023

59% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

11.4%% of land area

#90 of 2062023

82% of world average

Land area

435,050km²

#59 of 2152023

67% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Iraq.

— MONEY —

GDP

$254.37Bcurrent US$

#54 of 2112025

46% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$670.84Bcurrent int'l $

#45 of 1992025

64% of world average

GDP per person

$5,410current US$

#135 of 2112025

22% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$14,267current int'l $

#124 of 1992025

43% of world average

GDP growth

-2.2%% per year

#205 of 2102025

-64% of world average

GDP per person growth

-4.2%% per year

#207 of 2102025

-176% of world average

Gross national income

$254.80Bcurrent US$

#53 of 2042025

45% of world average

Gross national income per person

$5,690current US$

#123 of 2032025

28% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$14,290current int'l $

#123 of 1972025

45% of world average

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Inflation

0.3%% per year

#21 of 1902025

4% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

-7.0%% per year

#3 of 2092025

-99% of world average

Real interest rate

57.6%%

not enough data to rank2015

1395% of world average

Lending interest rate

12.3%%

not enough data to rank2015

109% of world average

Government debt

27.4%% of GDP

#10 of 632018

46% of world average

Government revenue

38.6%% of GDP

#19 of 1492019

147% of world average

Government spending

27.6%% of GDP

#67 of 1492019

100% of world average

Government consumption

22.2%% of GDP

#37 of 1812024

127% of world average

Household consumption

46.4%% of GDP

#156 of 1812024

72% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

19.1%% of GDP

#133 of 1782024

82% of world average

Fixed investment

14.4%% of GDP

#153 of 1732024

64% of world average

Gross savings

32.0%% of GDP

#31 of 1682024

146% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-$7.65Bcurrent US$

#193 of 2012024

-91% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-2.7%% of GDP

#192 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.2%% of GDP

#118 of 1792024

7% of world average

Current account balance

3.0%% of GDP

#52 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$100.69Bcurrent US$

#31 of 1772024

100% of world average

External debt

$17.52Bcurrent US$

#71 of 1212024

23% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

300-100

#28 of 1472023

84% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.5%% of population

#44 of 1472023

4% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.2%%

#34 of 1472023

87% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.7%%

#22 of 1472023

132% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$696.3Mcurrent US$

#103 of 1862024

14% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.7%% of GNI

#99 of 1372023

12% of world average

Exchange rate

1,300local currency per US$

#25 of 2112024

90% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

3.4%% of GDP

#123 of 1992025

34% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

45.4%% of GDP

#9 of 2022025

186% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

4.0%% of GDP

#165 of 1952025

36% of world average

Services' share of the economy

52.3%% of GDP

#136 of 2022025

90% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Iraq.

— TRADE —

Exports

39.8%% of GDP

#86 of 1872024

92% of world average

Imports

37.4%% of GDP

#114 of 1872024

75% of world average

Trade balance

2.4%% of GDP

#56 of 1872024

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

70.0%% of GDP

#68 of 2052025

108% of world average

Goods exported

$92.91Bcurrent US$

#42 of 2072025

75% of world average

Goods imported

$85.19Bcurrent US$

#47 of 2072025

68% of world average

Services exported

$10.21Bcurrent US$

#70 of 1912024

21% of world average

Services imported

$30.22Bcurrent US$

#42 of 1912024

69% of world average

Goods and services exported

$111.20Bcurrent US$

#46 of 1912024

64% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$104.52Bcurrent US$

#47 of 1912024

62% of world average

2 of 12 figures unavailable for Iraq.

— HEALTH —

19 of 19 figures unavailable for Iraq.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Iraq.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

72.6%% of men aged 15+

#66 of 1862025

104% of world average

Labour force

12.5Mpeople

#49 of 1862025

62% of world average

Working in agriculture

8.2%% of employment

#117 of 1862025

37% of world average

Working in industry

26.5%% of employment

#31 of 1862025

135% of world average

Working in services

65.3%% of employment

#77 of 1862025

112% of world average

Self-employed

31.7%% of employment

#94 of 1862025

82% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

74.7%% of labour force

#115 of 1712021

98% of world average

Employed

35.1%% aged 15+

#176 of 1862025

62% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Iraq.

— CONNECTED —

People online

81.5%% of population

#105 of 2072024

114% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

100per 100 people

#137 of 2102024

86% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

18per 100 people

#93 of 2082024

97% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11per 100 people

#97 of 2132024

77% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#47 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.5%% of population

#69 of 1892023

143% of world average

Electricity used per person

1,377kWh per person

#100 of 1492023

33% of world average

Energy used per person

1,506kg oil equivalent per person

#75 of 1492023

67% of world average

Air passengers carried

3.8Mpassengers

#68 of 1652023

15% of world average

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Air freight

0million tonne-km

#157 of 1632019

0% of world average

Rail network

2,370route-km

not enough data to rank2014

23% of world average

Rail passengers

100million passenger-km

not enough data to rank2010

0% of world average

Container port traffic

932,729TEU

#74 of 1672019

17% of world average

Research and development spending

0.0%% of GDP

#121 of 1272021

4% of world average

Patent applications by residents

635count

#41 of 1422020

4% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

16,724count

#29 of 1972023

102% of world average

Tourists arriving

892,000count

not enough data to rank2013

17% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$955.0Mcurrent US$

#78 of 1752020

26% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

5tonnes per person

#154 of 2032024

115% of world average

Carbon emissions

239Mt CO2

#178 of 2032024

128% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

413Mt CO2-equivalent

#184 of 2032024

163% of world average

Protected land

1.5%% of land area

#203 of 2132025

8% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.0%% of territorial waters

#163 of 1742025

0% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

120.5%% of internal resources

#161 of 1772022

95% of world average

Renewable water available per person

799m³ per person

#139 of 1832022

6% of world average

Renewable energy use

1.1%% of final energy consumption

#188 of 2122021

4% of world average

Electricity from renewables

3.8%% of total

#175 of 2062021

11% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

98.0%% of total

#187 of 2092022

165% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#107 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-274.9%% of energy use

#136 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

2.4%% of GDP

#42 of 1562024

106% of world average

Military spending

$6.18Bcurrent US$

#39 of 1602024

37% of world average

Military spending

4.9%% of government spending

#80 of 1532024

66% of world average

Armed forces personnel

459,000people

#15 of 1702020

287% of world average

Armed forces

4.4%% of labour force

#6 of 1682020

350% of world average

Tax revenue

1.3%% of GDP

#148 of 1492019

8% of world average

Homicides

9per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2013

121% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Iraq.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Baghdad · approx. UTC+3

Neighbours

Landmarks

Citadel of ErbilImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ahwar of Southern IraqImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Saddam HusseinIraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003

Nadia MuradYazidi human rights activist from Iraq and winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

Zaha HadidIraqi British architect, designer and painter (1950–2016)

Jalal TalabaniIraqi politician (1933-2017)

Nouri al-MalikiPrime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014

Barham SalihPresident of Iraq (2018-2022)

Tariq AzizIraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein (1936-2015)

Fuad Masum7th President of the Republic of Iraq

Masoud Barzani1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-17)

Muqtada al-SadrIraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader (born 1974)

Ahmed Hassan al-BakrIraqi president (1914–1982)

History

1932Iraq — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population47.0M2025

GDP$254.37B2025

GDP per person$5,4102025