Country profile
Iraq
Asia · Capital: Baghdad · Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Iraq is a country in Asia, with its capital at Baghdad. It has a GDP of $279.64B (2024), a population of 47M (2025), a GDP per capita of $6,074.
- GDP
- $279.64B
- GDP per capita
- $6,074
- Population
- 47M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $14,267
2024 · #50 of 200
2024 · #119 of 200
2025 · #34 of 216
2025 · #113 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $279.64B2024 · #50
- GDP per capita
- $6,0742024 · #119
- GDP growth
- -1.54%2024 · #192
- Inflation
- 2.61%2024 · #70
- Unemployment
- 15.48%2025 · #168
- Population
- 47M2025 · #34
- GDP (PPP)
- $670.84B2025 · #44
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $14,2672025 · #113
- Gini index
- 29.82023 · #29
- Government debt
- 61.7%2026 · #113
People
- Median age
- 22.4 yrs2024 · #184
- Fertility rate
- 3.2 children/woman2024 · #49
- Urbanization
- 69.9%2025 · #90
- Net migration
- −1,064/yr2025 · #109
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 yrs2024 · #131
- HDI
- 0.6952023 · #126
- Homicide rate
- 9.5 per 100k2013 · #140
Money
- Corporate tax
- 15%2024 · #159
- Top income tax
- 15%2024 · #135
Figures
- Internet users
- 81.5%2024 · #96
- CO₂ per capita
- 5.2 t2024 · #50
- Area
- 438,317 km²#60
- Population density
- 107 /km²2025 · #99
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 29 destinations2026 · #197
- Corruption index
- 26/1002024 · #141
- Military spending
- 2.4%2024 · #38
- Renewable energy
- 1.1%2021 · #187
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Iraq.
- 1AsiaCellTelecommunicationsRevenue · 2020 · ~$1.14B
- 2General Company for Ports of IraqTransport industryRevenue · 2023 · ~$750.48M
- 3Iraqi Republic Railways13,358 employees
- 4Midland Refineries CompanyOil refining7,347 employees
- 5Slemani Polytechnic University2,368 employees