Economic Indicators for Iraq


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance20.2411.7121.61-6.66Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index139.78133.95139.780.03
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.996.04448.50-16.12Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate12.3612.2919.2212.29%
Interest rates26.4060.8860.88-16.52Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt27.4435.8635.8627.39% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )66.8683.93112.3966.86
Human Capital Index0.410.400.410.40Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered3,037.002,437.005,381.001,841.00Number
Time required to start a business26.5026.5034.5026.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse167.00167.00229.00167.00Days
Armed forces Personnel459,000.00341,000.001,390,000.00177,600.00Total
Exports of goods and services44.6437.3277.900.01Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services24.2924.1876.840.02Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2512872870USD Billions
GDP Growth-2.947.6457.82-64.05Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.301.201.951.05Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.910.670.970.53Per 1,000 people
Labor force11,744,262.0011,274,600.0011,744,262.004,161,872.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education18.848.8618.848.14Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.453.506.933.45Total
Population46454612Thousands