Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Iraq
Iraq: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 5,019 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Iraq, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Iraq is 5,019, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Iraq peaked at 5,303 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,427, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 88th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,465 | — |
| 1971 | 1,493 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1,499 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1,515 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,703 | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 1,855 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 2,104 | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 2,077 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 2,356 | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 2,762 | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 3,345 | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 3,228 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 3,249 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2,750 | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 2,641 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 2,616 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,675 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 2,861 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 2,797 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 2,648 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 4,077 | +54.0% |
| 1991 | 1,427 | -65.0% |
| 1992 | 1,839 | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 2,326 | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 2,344 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,321 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,498 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 2,936 | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 3,837 | +30.7% |
| 1999 | 4,377 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 4,309 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 4,284 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,879 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 2,525 | -34.9% |
| 2004 | 3,791 | +50.1% |
| 2005 | 3,856 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4,140 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 4,093 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4,317 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 4,343 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,487 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4,674 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 5,149 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 5,303 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 5,019 | -5.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5,019 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,861, 86% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5,019 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,936, 85% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -65.0% | 4,077 | 1,427 |
| 1990 | +54.0% | 2,648 | 4,077 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,883 | 1,465 | 2,762 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,881 | 2,616 | 3,345 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,798 | 1,427 | 4,377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,954 | 2,525 | 4,343 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,926 | 4,487 | 5,303 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More trade data for Iraq
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 67.56 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 81.89 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 81.25 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 61.77 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.22 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.46 (2025)
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 2 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 6.4 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 4.4 (2014)
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 108.70 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Iraq?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Iraq was 5,019 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5,303 in 2013.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,427 in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Iraq ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.