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Government balance, share of GDP

−6.406%latest · 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook projects −7.903% for 2026 — a forecast, drawn outlined on the chart, not a reading.

LATEST IMF VINTAGE · 2026-04 · CHECKED 2026-09-28

The state’s surplus or deficit as a share of the economy, on the IMF’s measure, projections marked. Iraq runs surpluses when oil is dear and deficits when it is cheap; the budget breaks even somewhere in between.

VS PREVIOUS−3.0 ppHIGH · FULL RECORD10.721%2006LOW · FULL RECORD−35.398%2004OBSERVATIONS22
−20%−10%0%10%20152019202320272031
−6.406% · 2025-12-31 · LATEST
Government balance, share of GDP · Iraq Monitor