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Iraq · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)

current US$

106th of 182 · 8th in MENA+
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GNI per capitaIraq's gni per capita rose from US$300 in 1962 to US$5,690 in 2025.197019801990200020102020US$0US$2kUS$4kUS$6kUS$5,690

Iraq's gni per capita rose from US$300 in 1962 to US$5,690 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

110th of 181 · 11th in MENA+
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Iraq's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $5,030 in 1996 to intl $14.3k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $4kintl $6kintl $8kintl $10kintl $12kintl $14kintl $16kintl $14.3k

Iraq's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $5,030 in 1996 to intl $14.3k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

103rd of 159 · 10th in MENA+
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Iraq's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$1,882 in 2007 to US$2,596 in 2024.201020152020US$1.8kUS$2kUS$2.2kUS$2.4kUS$2.6kUS$2.8kUS$2,596

Iraq's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$1,882 in 2007 to US$2,596 in 2024.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

14th of 57 · 1st in MENA+
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Gini indexIraq's gini index rose from 28.6 in 2006 to 29.8 in 2023.2010201520202828.52929.53029.8

Iraq's gini index rose from 28.6 in 2006 to 29.8 in 2023.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

17th of 57 · 1st in MENA+
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Income share held by highest 10%Iraq's income share held by highest 10% rose from 23.6 % in 2006 to 24.2 % in 2023.20102015202023%24%24%24%24%24%24.2 %

Iraq's income share held by highest 10% rose from 23.6 % in 2006 to 24.2 % in 2023.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

13th of 57 · 1st in MENA+
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Income share held by lowest 20%Iraq's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 9.3 % in 2006 to 8.9 % in 2023.2010201520209%9%9%9%8.9 %

Iraq's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 9.3 % in 2006 to 8.9 % in 2023.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

22nd of 57 · 2nd in MENA+
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Extreme povertyIraq's extreme poverty fell from 0.6 % in 2006 to 0.5 % in 2023.2010201520200.5%0.6%0.6%0.5 %

Iraq's extreme poverty fell from 0.6 % in 2006 to 0.5 % in 2023.

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