| Economy | Iraq |
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Economy - overview:
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Decreasing insurgent attacks and an improving security environment in many parts of the country are helping to spur economic activity. Iraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, which has traditionally provided over 90% of foreign exchange earnings. Oil exports are around levels seen before Operation Iraqi Freedom. Total government revenues have benefited from high oil prices in recent years; however, revenues have declined significantly since the oil price drop in fall 2008. Iraq is making some progress in building the institutions needed to implement economic policy. In March 2009 Iraq concluded a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF that details economic reforms. The SBA allows an 80% reduction of the debt owed to Paris Club creditor nations. The International Compact with Iraq was established in May 2007 to integrate Iraq into the regional and global economy, and the Iraqi government is seeking to pass laws to strengthen its economy. This legislation includes a hydrocarbon law to establish a modern legal framework to allow Iraq to develop its resources and a revenue sharing law to equitably divide oil revenues within the nation, although both are still under contentious political negotiation. Some foreign entities have expressed interest in reinvigorating Iraq's industrial sector. The government of Iraq is pursuing a strategy to gain foreign participation in joint ventures with State-owned enterprises. Provincial Councils are also using their own budgets to promote and facilitate investment at the local level. The Central Bank has been successful in controlling inflation through appreciation of the dinar against the US dollar. However, Iraq's challenge will be to use macroeconomic gains to improve the lives of ordinary Iraqis. Reducing corruption and implementing structural reforms, such as bank restructuring and developing the private sector, will be key to Iraq's economic success. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$112.8 billion (2008 est.)
$104.6 billion (2007)
$103.1 billion (2006)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$4,000 (2008 est.)
$3,800 (2007 est.)
$3,800 (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$93.8 billion (2008 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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9.8% (2008 est.)
1.5% (2007 est.)
6.2% (2006 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 5%
industry: 68%
services: 27% (2006 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed):
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void |
Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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void |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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6.8% (2008 est.) |
Central bank discount rate:
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15% (31 December 2008) |
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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19.74% (31 December 2007) |
Stock of money:
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$18.81 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of money - per capita:
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650 USD per capita |
Stock of quasi money:
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$3.67 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of quasi money - per capita:
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127 USD per capita |
Stock of domestic credit:
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NA |
Stock of domestic credit - per capita:
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void |
Labor force:
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7.74 million (2008 est.) |
Labor force participation rate:
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26.74 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% |
Unemployment rate:
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18.2% to 30% (2008 est.) |
Budget:
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revenues: $42.4 billion
expenditures: $49.9 billion (FY08 est.) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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1,465 USD per capita |
Public debt:
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void |
Industries:
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petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing |
Industrial production growth rate:
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10.5% (2008 est.) |
Electricity - production:
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36.92 billion kWh (2008 est.) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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1,276 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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39.88 billion kWh (2008 est.) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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1,378 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2008) |
Electricity - imports:
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2.95 billion kWh (2008 est.) |
Oil - production:
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2.42 million bbl/day (2008 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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83,605 bbl/day per capita |
Oil - consumption:
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295,000 bbl/day (2007 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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3.72 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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1.83 million bbl/day (2008 est.) |
Oil - imports:
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104,300 bbl/day (2005) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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115 billion bbl (1 January 2008 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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15.66 billion cu m (2008 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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542 cu m per capita |
Natural gas - consumption:
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9.454 billion cu m
note: 1.48 billion cu m were flared (2008 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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327 cu m per capita |
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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3.17 trillion cu m (1 January 2008 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep, poultry |
Current account balance:
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$22.6 billion (2008 est.) |
Current account balance - per capita:
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781 USD per capita |
Exports:
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$66.1 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) |
Exports per capita:
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2,284 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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crude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels 8%, food and live animals 5% |
Exports - partners:
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US 36.8%, Italy 12.6%, South Korea 9.5%, Taiwan 6.3%, Spain 5.2%, Canada 4.7%, France 4.4%, Netherlands 4.2% (2007) |
Imports:
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$43.5 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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1,503 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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food, medicine, manufactures |
Imports - partners:
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Syria 30.5%, Turkey 19.8%, US 11.1%, Jordan 5%, China 4.8% (2007) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$46.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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1,617 USD per capita |
Debt - external:
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$40.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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1,396 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home - per capita:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad - per capita:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$1.878 billion (31 March 2008) |
Market value of publicly traded shares - per capita:
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65 USD per capita |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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$21.65 billion (2005) |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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748 USD per capita |
Currency (code):
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New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004 |
Exchange rates:
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New Iraqi dinars (NID) per US dollar - 1,176 (2008), 1,255 (2007), 1,466 (2006), 1,475 (2005), 1,890 (second half, 2003) |
Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
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