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BLOOMBERGIraq Shifts Oil Strategy by Arranging Tanker to Move Past Hormuz1HTHE NEW REGIONTwo Iraqi soldiers killed by IED explosion in Nineveh: Ministry1HRUDAWPMF law not linked to armed groups’ weapons control deadline: Spox2HTHE NATIONALIraq transports its oil past Hormuz for first time in decades as war with Iran chokes exports2HTHE NEW REGIONKRG delegations in Baghdad to discuss budget, September salaries: Source3HIRAQI NEWSIraq’s Real Estate Bank challenges legality of Zayouna Gate project6HTHE NEW REGIONIran congratulates Iraq on US-led coalition withdrawal, stresses accountability6HIRAQI NEWSIraq transits 2M barrels past Hormuz on VLCC in decades-first shipping shift6HIRAQI NEWSIraq studies raising oil export capacity through Turkey’s Ceyhan6HMIDDLE EAST EYEIran welcomes exit of US forces from Iraq, calls for Washington to be held accountable13HSHAFAQShafaq News..Iraq ranks third among Arab gold holders13HSHAFAQShafaq News..Limited quota restricts Iraq to 5.5% Hajj applicants13HBASNEWSAl-Zaidi: Iraq Enters New Phase of Full Sovereignty After Coalition Mission Ends14HREUTERSIraq says it transported 2 million barrels of crude through Strait of Hormuz15HRUDAWKurdistan Region delegation to visit Baghdad for 2027 budget talks16HSHAFAQShafaq News..Iraq, Turkiye advance draft Ceyhan oil export deal16H
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State spending, year to date

68.3Tlatest · 2026-07

LATEST ON MINISTRY OF FINANCE · 2026-07 · CHECKED 2026-10-04

What the state actually paid out since 1 January — current spending plus investment — as the ministry’s cash account reports it. Not the budget law’s allocation, which is far larger and rarely spent in full.

VS YEAR AGO−12%COMPARE →YEARS ON RECORD12since 2015OBSERVATIONS136
  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2021–2024
050T100T150T200TJanAprJulOctDec20262025
Jul2026 68.3T2025 77.3Ton 2025 −12%

Year to date: each line runs from January, the total since 1 January at each month’s end. The last six years are drawn; the CSV has the full record.