Savings share of GDP in Iraq

Gross savings in Iraq were equal to 32.0% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iraq, 2024 32.0% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −9.0percentage points 2023: 41.1%
World, 2024 26.0% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 28th of 149 See the full ranking

Savings share of GDP in Iraq over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period IraqWorld
2024 32.0% 26.0%
2023 41.1% 26.2%
2022 54.5% 27.2%
2021 40.5% 27.1%
2020 24.0% 25.7%
2019 37.4% 26.5%
2018 40.3% 26.6%
2017 32.1% 26.4%
2016 24.4% 25.8%
2015 25.1% 26.3%
2014 38.0% 26.7%
2013 41.4% 26.4%
2012 41.7% 26.7%
2011 42.7% 26.8%
2010 36.0% 26.5%
2009 27.7% 25.3%
2008 52.5% 27.4%
2007 44.0% 28.2%
2006 47.8% 28.2%
2005 50.0% 27.1%
2004 – 26.6%
2003 – 25.4%
2002 – 25.0%
2001 – 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −9.0 percentage points from 41.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 38.0%, the figure has changed by −6.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 149 countries with data for 2024, Iraq has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Iraq
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices