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Iraq · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Iraq

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Baghdad Upper middle income Nation age 94 years (since 1932) i IRQ · IQ
NationsTree Index 2025 i47.597th of 196 Tree height 2025 i15 msee ranking Military strength i83percentile
Population i47.0 m34th of 217 Area i435,050 km²59th of 216 GDP i$254.37 bn54th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$670.84 bn intl.45th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$14,267 intl.124th of 199 Life expectancy i72.4 years132nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i34
Strength · trunk i66
Quality of life · crown i44
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i24
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i98
CSV

In short

Iraq is 97th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 47.5 out of 100; its tree is 15 m tall.

It has 47.0 million people and an economy of $670.84 bn at purchasing power parity, 45th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Inflation (20th of 180) and Income inequality (Gini) (21st of 108).

Its weakest positions: R&D spending (108th of 110), GDP growth (205th of 210) and Political stability (197th of 207).

Over five years it climbed from 151st to 97th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 435,050 59th/216
Land area ikm² 434,130 57th/216
Population ipeople 47.0 m 34th/217
Population growth i% 2.10% 43rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 106.1 100th/216
Urban population i% 69.9% 90th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 36.0% 49th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.4% 181st/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $254.37 bn 54th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $670.84 bn 45th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $573.26 bn 45th/199
GDP per person iUSD $5,410 135th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $14,267 124th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $5,690 122nd/201
GDP growth i% -2.2% 205th/210
Inflation i% 0.3% 20th/180
Unemployment i% 15.5% 173rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 27.4%2018
General government gross debt i% of GDP 52.8% 93rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -6.2% 165th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.4% 122nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 45.4% 9th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 4.0% 162nd/192
Services i% of GDP 52.3% 135th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $111.20 bn 46th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $104.52 bn 49th/182
Exports i% of GDP 39.8% 84th/183
Imports i% of GDP 37.4% 110th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 77.1% 103rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 99.0% 1st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 0.4% 168th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5% 167th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 169th/171
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.8% 127th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -3.0% 190th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 43.4% 2nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 42.79% 2nd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.66% 35th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 164th/209
Arable land i% of land area 11.3% 93rd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 799 139th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 892,0002013
Tourism receipts iUSD $955.0 m 78th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.9% 130th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 72.4 132nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 21.8 127th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.02 104th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.12018
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 90% 104th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 32.1% 130th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 50.6%2007
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 83.6%2012
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.7% 183rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.5% 117th/193
Adult literacy i% 84.1% 63rd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 15.6%2005
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.695 126th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 29.8 21st/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.5% 36th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 59.8% 101st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 50.9% 82nd/144
Internet users i% of population 81.5% 99th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 100 137th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 17.6 93rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.20 131st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,3702014
Air passengers carried ipassengers 3.8 m 68th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 5.18 154th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.1% 187th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 49.5 188th/200
Forest area i% of land area 1.6% 191st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,540 73rd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 31.5 180th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 22.8 183rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 35.7 188th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 32.9 197th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 38.0 178th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 42.6 143rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 9.52013

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $6.45 bn 40th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.4% 43rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.5% 71st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 459,000 15th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 4.40% 6th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 55.0 m 63rd/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.04% 108th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 556 42nd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 16,724 29th/197

Compare Iraq with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Iraq — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/iraq. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Iraq — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/iraq. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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