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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence

Government debt, share of GDP

53.921%latest · 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 61.698% for 2026 — a forecast, drawn outlined on the chart, not a reading.

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

Government debt as a share of the economy, on the IMF’s measure. Iraq’s debt is modest by regional standards — the vulnerability is not the stock of debt but the oil price beneath the revenue.

VS PREVIOUS+8.7 ppHIGH · FULL RECORD344.317%2004LOW · FULL RECORD27.565%2014OBSERVATIONS22
0%100%200%300%400%20042011201720242031
53.921% · 2025-12-31 · LATEST