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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Iraq

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Iraq in 2024 — 22.2%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 169. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2024 22.2% +3.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 30of 169
Period maximum 43.4%1983
Period minimum 2.3%1995

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Iraq, 1970–2024020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 23.5%1971: 23.6%1972: 25.4%1973: 27.4%1974: 23%1975: 21.2%1976: 22.1%1977: 18.3%1978: 19.7%1979: 14.7%1980: 15.5%1981: 30.4%1982: 35.1%1983: 43.4%1984: 34.3%1985: 29.5%1986: 35.9%1987: 32.2%1988: 32.2%1989: 29.4%1990: 11%1991: 16.6%1992: 7.6%1993: 4.9%1994: 2.6%1995: 2.3%1996: 2.4%1997: 8.5%1998: 17.6%1999: 11.3%2000: 11.8%2001: 15.7%2002: 19.3%2003: 12.3%2004: 25.6%2005: 20%2006: 15.7%2007: 18.7%2008: 16.6%2009: 21.1%2010: 18.9%2011: 19.7%2012: 16.6%2013: 17.5%2014: 18%2015: 18.7%2016: 18.4%2017: 16.3%2018: 15.9%2019: 19.3%2020: 22.5%2021: 17.7%2022: 13.8%2023: 18.7%2024: 22.2%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 22.2%
World 16.7%
Middle East & North Africa 17.3%
Western Asia computed 19.2%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 15.9%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.2 +3.5 pp
2023 18.7 +4.9 pp
2022 13.8 −3.9 pp
2021 17.7 −4.8 pp
2020 22.5 +3.2 pp
2019 19.3 +3.4 pp
2018 15.9 −0.4 pp
2017 16.3 −2.1 pp
2016 18.4 −0.3 pp
2015 18.7 +0.7 pp
2014 18 +0.5 pp
2013 17.5 +0.9 pp
2012 16.6 −3.1 pp
2011 19.7 +0.8 pp
2010 18.9 −2.1 pp
2009 21.1 +4.4 pp
2008 16.6 −2.1 pp
2007 18.7 +3.1 pp
2006 15.7 −4.3 pp
2005 20 −5.6 pp
2004 25.6 +13.3 pp
2003 12.3 −7 pp
2002 19.3 +3.6 pp
2001 15.7 +3.9 pp
2000 11.8 +0.6 pp
1999 11.3 −6.4 pp
1998 17.6 +9.1 pp
1997 8.5 +6.1 pp
1996 2.4 +0.1 pp
1995 2.3 −0.2 pp
1994 2.6 −2.3 pp
1993 4.9 −2.6 pp
1992 7.6 −9 pp
1991 16.6 +5.6 pp
1990 11 −18.4 pp
1989 29.4 −2.9 pp
1988 32.2 −0 pp
1987 32.2 −3.6 pp
1986 35.9 +6.3 pp
1985 29.5 −4.8 pp
1984 34.3 −9.1 pp
1983 43.4 +8.2 pp
1982 35.1 +4.8 pp
1981 30.4 +14.8 pp
1980 15.5 +0.8 pp
1979 14.7 −5 pp
1978 19.7 +1.4 pp
1977 18.3 −3.7 pp
1976 22.1 +0.9 pp
1975 21.2 −1.8 pp
1974 23 −4.3 pp
1973 27.4 +1.9 pp
1972 25.4 +1.8 pp
1971 23.6 +0 pp
1970 23.5 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KW Kuwait 25.8 IL Israel 25.2 IQ Iraq 22.2 SA Saudi Arabia 21.3 OM Oman 18.7 CY Cyprus 18.4 PS Palestine 17.5 TR Türkiye 14.5 AZ Azerbaijan 14.2 BH Bahrain 14.1 GE Georgia 12.9 AM Armenia 10.7 LB Lebanon 4.9
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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