Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Iraq

Extreme poverty rate in Iraq in 2023 — 0.5%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 57. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2023 0.5% −0.1 pp vs 2012
World rank 22of 57
Period maximum 0.6%2006
Period minimum 0.5%2023

Trend over time

2006–2023 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Iraq, 2006–20230.50.50.60.60.620062008201020122014201620182020202220232006: 0.6%2012: 0.6%2023: 0.5%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 0.5%
World 10.6%
Extreme poverty rate — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.5
2012 0.6
2006 0.6

Western Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

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