Gdp per person employed constant ppp in Iraq
Iraq: Gdp per person employed constant ppp was 54,291 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gdp per person employed constant ppp in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 54,291 for gdp per person employed constant ppp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed constant ppp in Iraq peaked at 70,116 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,915, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 75th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gdp per person employed constant ppp in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17,915 | — |
| 1992 | 22,959 | +28.2% |
| 1993 | 28,443 | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 28,054 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 27,710 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 29,754 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 34,834 | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 45,414 | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 51,583 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 58,256 | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 57,498 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 51,243 | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 31,540 | -38.4% |
| 2004 | 46,768 | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 45,941 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 47,921 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 49,163 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 51,962 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 51,673 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 53,113 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 55,137 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 59,967 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 60,824 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 59,392 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 59,089 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65,120 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 65,650 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 66,758 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 70,116 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 61,428 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 61,825 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61,343 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 59,477 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 57,002 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 54,291 | -4.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 54,291 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47,752, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 54,291 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,880, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gdp per person employed constant ppp in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +48.3% | 31,540 | 46,768 |
| 2003 | -38.4% | 51,243 | 31,540 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,852 | 17,915 | 51,583 | 9 |
| 2000s | 49,197 | 31,540 | 58,256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,517 | 53,113 | 70,116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,228 | 54,291 | 61,825 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More work & labour data for Iraq
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1939 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1833 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2038 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 65,560 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,931 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 50,009 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,640 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 100,649 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed constant ppp in Iraq?
- Gdp per person employed constant ppp in Iraq was 54,291 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per person employed constant ppp recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 70,116 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed constant ppp recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,915 in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for gdp per person employed constant ppp?
- Iraq ranks 75th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed constant ppp rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gdp per person employed constant ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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