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Real GDP growth — IMF view, with projections

−0.414%latest · 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook projects −6.771% for 2026 — a forecast, drawn outlined on the chart, not a reading.

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

How fast Iraq’s economy grew each year, as the IMF measures it — including the Fund’s projections for the years ahead, which are marked as projections. Oil swings this number more than anything Baghdad decides.

VS PREVIOUS−0.5 ppHIGH · FULL RECORD53.386%2004LOW · FULL RECORD−36.657%2003OBSERVATIONS25
−50%−25%0%25%50%75%20012008201620232031
−0.414% · 2025-12-31 · LATEST
Real GDP growth — IMF view, with projections · Iraq Monitor