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SHAFAQShafaq News..Iraq PM directs funding for children with diabetes5H KURDISTAN24Iraqi MP Warns of US Sanctions Over Failure to Disarm Armed Groups6H SHAFAQShafaq News..Gasoline shortages shut filling stations across Basra7H SHAFAQShafaq News..Iraqi FM calls for faster US energy projects9H RUDAWUS security commitment to Kurdistan to continue after September 30: CENTCOM9H INACBI: Foreign Reserves Sufficient to Meet All Foreign Currency Demands » Iraqi News Agency10H 964 MEDIACentral Bank blames ‘speculation’ as the dinar hits 1,602 to the dollar10H THE NEW REGIONCBI offers reassurance as Iraqi dinar plummets in parallel market11H SHAFAQShafaq News..ISIS attack brings security sweep in western Iraq11H SHAFAQShafaq News..Textbook printing costs Iraq up to 200B dinars11H AL-MONITORFrom Maysan to Saudi Arabia, drone attack puts Iraqi province under scrutiny11H SHAFAQShafaq News..Dollar stabilizes in Baghdad, slips in Erbil12H SHAFAQShafaq News..Two ‘dangerous’ traffickers captured in Iraq’s Dhi Qar12H KURDISTAN24Iraqi Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker Near Basra13H KURDISTAN24ISIS Blows Up Power Transmission Tower in Iraq13H KURDISTAN24Kurdistan Region President Says Government Formation Talks Advancing13HSHAFAQShafaq News..Iraq PM directs funding for children with diabetes5H KURDISTAN24Iraqi MP Warns of US Sanctions Over Failure to Disarm Armed Groups6H SHAFAQShafaq News..Gasoline shortages shut filling stations across Basra7H SHAFAQShafaq News..Iraqi FM calls for faster US energy projects9H RUDAWUS security commitment to Kurdistan to continue after September 30: CENTCOM9H INACBI: Foreign Reserves Sufficient to Meet All Foreign Currency Demands » Iraqi News Agency10H 964 MEDIACentral Bank blames ‘speculation’ as the dinar hits 1,602 to the dollar10H THE NEW REGIONCBI offers reassurance as Iraqi dinar plummets in parallel market11H SHAFAQShafaq News..ISIS attack brings security sweep in western Iraq11H SHAFAQShafaq News..Textbook printing costs Iraq up to 200B dinars11H AL-MONITORFrom Maysan to Saudi Arabia, drone attack puts Iraqi province under scrutiny11H SHAFAQShafaq News..Dollar stabilizes in Baghdad, slips in Erbil12H SHAFAQShafaq News..Two ‘dangerous’ traffickers captured in Iraq’s Dhi Qar12H KURDISTAN24Iraqi Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker Near Basra13H KURDISTAN24ISIS Blows Up Power Transmission Tower in Iraq13H KURDISTAN24Kurdistan Region President Says Government Formation Talks Advancing13H

The Data Room

Iraq, measured · every series from a named institution · CSV with its citation

Oil & Energy

Brent crude — daily settlement130.8USD/bbl▲ 7.9%DAILY US EIA (via FRED public series DCOILBRENTEU) · 2026-09-15 Brent crude — prompt month (live)99.29USD/bbl▼ 4.5%DAILY Yahoo Finance (BZ=F front-month futures) · 2026-09-18 Dubai crude — the Basrah pricing marker79.7USD/bbl▲ 3.9%MONTHLY World Bank Commodity Markets (pink sheet) · 2026-08-01 Electricity generated149.7TWh▲ 3.3%YEARLY Ember yearly electricity data · 2024-12-31 Crude production — EIA independent estimate1,320kb/d▼ 7.0%MONTHLY US EIA international statistics · 2026-05-01 Crude production — Iraq's own JODI submission3,903kb/d▼ 2.2%MONTHLY JODI oil database (Iraq submission) · 2024-03-01 Refinery intake — crude to Iraqi refineries416kb/d▲ 2.5%MONTHLY JODI oil database (Iraq submission) · 2024-03-01 Crude exports — Basrah (southern terminals)593,301bpd▲ 654%MONTHLY SOMO · 2026-06-30 Crude exports — northern routes (Ceyhan, Qayara, Kirkuk)222,741bpd▲ 33%MONTHLY SOMO · 2026-06-30 Crude exports — all routes816,043bpd▲ 231%MONTHLY SOMO · 2026-06-30 Realised crude price — what Iraq actually got61.22USD/bbl▼ 44%MONTHLY SOMO · 2026-06-30 Crude export revenue1.50BUSD▲ 79%MONTHLY SOMO · 2026-06-30

Money & Markets

CBI net FX flow (MOF purchases − sales)−2.36BUSD▲ 54%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-08-01 CBI FX window sales — monthly3.70BUSD▼ 35%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-08-01 CBI gold holdings29665.00BIQD▲ 0.8%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-07-31 CBI official foreign reserves80.63BUSD▼ 6.4%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-07-31 Official USD/IQD — daily, 2003 onward1,300IQD per USDDAILY Central Bank of Iraq exchange-rate tables · 2026-09-15 Official exchange rate1,300IQD per USDMONTHLY Central Bank of Iraq / 2026 budget law · 2026-01-01 Parallel rate — Baghdad (al-Kifah)159,750IQD per 100 USDTWICE DAILY Shafaq News bourse report · 2026-09-19 Parallel rate — Erbil159,450IQD per 100 USDTWICE DAILY Shafaq News bourse report · 2026-09-19 Credit to the private sector47008.00BIQD▲ 0.7%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-07-31 Bank deposits — total100982.00BIQD▼ 3.7%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-07-31 Money supply — M2171376.16BIQD▼ 2.4%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-07-31 Iraq Stock Exchange — RSISX index2,684.3index▲ 99948%WEEKLY Rabee Securities RSISX (via Iraq Business News) · 2026-09-18

Prices

Inflation — core3.2%▲ 6.7%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-07-31 Inflation — headline3.3%▲ 6.5%MONTHLY CBI Monthly Statistical Bulletin · 2026-07-31 Rice, world price (Thai 5%)471USD/mt▲ 0.9%MONTHLY World Bank Commodity Markets (pink sheet) · 2026-08-01 Urea (fertiliser), world price390USD/mt▼ 2.5%MONTHLY World Bank Commodity Markets (pink sheet) · 2026-08-01 Wheat, world price (US HRW)330USD/mt▲ 6.5%MONTHLY World Bank Commodity Markets (pink sheet) · 2026-08-01 Day wage — unskilled labour, national median25,000IQD/dayMONTHLY WFP market monitoring (HDX) · 2026-08-15 Kerosene — retail, national median400IQD/L▲ 6.7%MONTHLY WFP market monitoring (HDX) · 2026-08-15 Petrol — retail, national median450IQD/LMONTHLY WFP market monitoring (HDX) · 2026-08-15 Rice — retail, national median2,000IQD/kgMONTHLY WFP market monitoring (HDX) · 2026-08-15 Sugar — retail, national median1,250IQD/kgMONTHLY WFP market monitoring (HDX) · 2026-08-15 Vegetable oil — retail, national median2,750IQD/LMONTHLY WFP market monitoring (HDX) · 2026-08-15 Wheat flour — retail, national median1,000IQD/kgMONTHLY WFP market monitoring (HDX) · 2026-08-15

Trade

China sells to Iraq — Chinese customs15.99BUSD▲ 12%YEARLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2024-01-01 The EU sells to Iraq — DE·FR·IT·NL·ES customs369.9MUSD▲ 3.8%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2025-12-01 India sells to Iraq — Indian customs148.0MUSD▲ 63%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2026-06-01 Korea sells to Iraq — Korean customs129.1MUSD▲ 27%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2025-12-01 Saudi Arabia sells to Iraq — Saudi customs118.2MUSD▲ 34%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2026-04-01 Türkiye sells to Iraq — Turkish customs1.34BUSD▲ 15%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2025-12-01 The UAE sells to Iraq — Emirati customs22.70BUSD▲ 5.7%YEARLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2023-01-01 The US sells to Iraq — US customs55.0MUSD▼ 46%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2026-07-01 Iraq imports — partner-mirror (CN·TR·IN·AE)1.64BUSD▲ 19%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2025-12-01 Iraq sells to China — mostly crude, Chinese customs38.28BUSD▲ 7.9%YEARLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2024-01-01 Iraq sells to the EU — DE·FR·IT·NL·ES customs877.4MUSD▲ 9.6%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2025-12-01 Iraq sells to India — mostly crude, Indian customs139.1MUSD▼ 41%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2026-06-01 Iraq sells to Türkiye — Turkish customs139.3MUSD▲ 19%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2025-12-01 Iraq sells to the UAE — Emirati customs5.65BUSD▲ 60%YEARLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2023-01-01 Iraq sells to the US — US customs75.5MUSD▲ 8842%MONTHLY UN Comtrade (partner customs) · 2026-07-01 Tanker departures, Basrah oil terminals0metric tonsDAILY IMF PortWatch (satellite AIS) · 2026-09-11 Strait of Hormuz — daily transit calls8vessels▲ 300%DAILY IMF PortWatch (satellite AIS) · 2026-09-13 Umm Qasr imports — satellite estimate13,769metric tons▼ 33%DAILY IMF PortWatch (satellite AIS) · 2026-09-11

Public Finance

Current account, share of GDP1.49% of GDP▼ 25%YEARLY IMF World Economic Outlook (via DBnomics) · 2025-12-31projected −0.45 % of GDP by 2030 Government balance, share of GDP−4.18% of GDP▼ 180%YEARLY IMF World Economic Outlook (via DBnomics) · 2025-12-31projected −5.16 % of GDP by 2030 Real GDP growth — IMF view, with projections−1.5%▼ 547%YEARLY IMF World Economic Outlook (via DBnomics) · 2025-12-31projected 4.15 % by 2030 GDP per person5,409.7USD▼ 11%YEARLY World Bank WDI · 2025-12-31 GDP, current US dollars254.37BUSD▼ 9.0%YEARLY World Bank WDI · 2025-12-31 Government debt, share of GDP50.22% of GDP▲ 17%YEARLY IMF World Economic Outlook (via DBnomics) · 2025-12-31projected 63.98 % of GDP by 2030 Oil rents, share of GDP42.79% of GDP▲ 58%YEARLY World Bank WDI · 2021-12-31

People & Labour

Women in the labour force10.94%▼ 0.6%YEARLY ILO modelled estimates (via World Bank) · 2025-12-31 Population47.0Mpeople▲ 2.1%YEARLY World Bank WDI · 2025-12-31 Refugees hosted in Iraq345,711people▲ 3.1%YEARLY UNHCR population statistics · 2025-12-31 Unemployment rate — ILO modelled15.49%▲ 1.3%YEARLY ILO modelled estimates (via World Bank) · 2025-12-31

Governance

Verified figures published from the state audit2,943countWEEKLY Iraq Monitor — The Audit · 2026-09-13 State-audit tables published290countWEEKLY Iraq Monitor — The Audit · 2026-09-13 Sovereign rating — Fitch6notchesIRREGULAR Fitch Ratings · 2026-08-14 Sovereign rating — Moody's5notchesIRREGULAR Moody's Ratings · 2026-08-14 Sovereign rating — S&P6notchesIRREGULAR S&P Global Ratings · 2026-08-14