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IRAQI NEWSIraq’s financial revenues hit $30 billion in seven months7MTHE NEW REGIONIraqi PM orders probe into PMF trampling of US flag35MIRAQI NEWSIraq, OPEC+ members agree to keep oil production unchanged42MBLOOMBERGIraq Shifts Oil Strategy by Arranging Tanker to Move Past Hormuz2HTHE NEW REGIONTwo Iraqi soldiers killed by IED explosion in Nineveh: Ministry2HRUDAWPMF law not linked to armed groups’ weapons control deadline: Spox3HTHE NATIONALIraq transports its oil past Hormuz for first time in decades as war with Iran chokes exports3HTHE NEW REGIONKRG delegations in Baghdad to discuss budget, September salaries: Source4HIRAQI 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 shift7HIRAQI NEWSIraq studies raising oil export capacity through Turkey’s Ceyhan7HMIDDLE 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 applicants14HBASNEWSAl-Zaidi: Iraq Enters New Phase of Full Sovereignty After Coalition Mission Ends15H
Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence

Public salaries (compensation of employees), year to date

35.9Tlatest · 2026-07

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

Compensation of employees since 1 January: the public payroll, Iraq’s largest single bill. Read it against oil revenue to see how much of each oil dinar is already spoken for.

VS YEAR AGO+1.9%COMPARE →YEARS ON RECORD12since 2015OBSERVATIONS136
THE COMPARISON102% of Jul 2025 · +1.9%CLOSE ×
LATEST · 2026-0735.9T IQD
COMPARED WITH · 2025-0735.2T IQD
  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2021–2024
020T40T60T80TJanAprJulOctDec20262025
Jul2026 35.9T2025 35.2Ton 2025 +1.9%

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.