Central government expense in Iraq
Central government expense in Iraq was equal to 27.6% of GDP in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2014.
The latest value for Iraq is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Iraq, 2019
27.6%
Change from 2018
+3.1percentage points
World, 2019
26.7%
Central government expense in Iraq over time
View
Iraq
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | – | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | – | 27.1% |
| 2012 | – | 27.4% |
| 2011 | – | 27.5% |
| 2010 | – | 28.4% |
| 2009 | – | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.1 percentage points from 24.5% in 2018.
- Since 2014, when it was 25.7%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2019 was 26.7%.