IRAQ

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INTRODUCING

IRAQ

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.)

Sources:

  • International Monetary Fund – World Economic Outlook Database
  • World Bank – World Development Indicators
  • Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal – export/import partner data