Official title:
Republic of Iraq
General information:
Capital: Baghdad
Population: 46,400,000 (2024 est.)
Total area: 438,317 km2
Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)
National holiday: Republic Day, 14th July (1958)
Official languages: Arabic and Kurdish
Minority languages: Turkmen, Assyrian and Armenian
Type of government:
Federal parliamentary republic
Diplomatic and consular representative: H.E. Mr Baker Fattah Hussen (Austria – Vienna)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): approximately $250–265 billion
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $6,247 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $690.9 billion (2025 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: $15,178 (2025 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): 0.3% (2024 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture 2.8%
- Industry 51.6%
- Services 45.8% (2024 est.)
Agriculture products: wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton, cattle, sheep, poultry
Main industries: petroleum and petrochemicals, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: crude oil (majority of exports), crude materials excluding fuels, food and live animals
Main export partners:
- China 33.2%,
- India 27.8%,
- United States 8.3%,
- Greece 5.3%,
- United Arab Emirates 5.3% (2023 est.)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: refined petroleum products, cars, broadcasting equipment, machinery and equipment, jewellery and gold
Main import partners:
- United Arab Emirates 32.2%,
- China 20.4%,
- Turkey 18.3%,
- India 5.0%,
- United States 2.0% (2023 est.)