Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$) in Iraq
Iraq: Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$) was 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign assets per capita in Iraq, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
In 2020, foreign assets per capita in Iraq stood at 1,828 real chained 2019 US$.
The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Iraq peaked at 3,226 real chained 2019 US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 481.75 real chained 2019 US$, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 94th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 481.75 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,116 real chained 2019 US$ | +131.7% |
| 2002 | 1,486 real chained 2019 US$ | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 1,500 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,471 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,271 real chained 2019 US$ | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 1,576 real chained 2019 US$ | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 2,533 real chained 2019 US$ | +60.7% |
| 2008 | 3,086 real chained 2019 US$ | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 2,768 real chained 2019 US$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 2,652 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 3,057 real chained 2019 US$ | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 3,226 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3,143 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,667 real chained 2019 US$ | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 1,951 real chained 2019 US$ | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 1,604 real chained 2019 US$ | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 1,736 real chained 2019 US$ | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 2,360 real chained 2019 US$ | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 2,367 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ | -22.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,263 real chained 2019 US$, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,028 real chained 2019 US$, 26% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,729 real chained 2019 US$ | 481.75 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,086 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,476 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,604 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,226 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets per capita in Iraq?
- Foreign assets per capita in Iraq was 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3,226 real chained 2019 US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 481.75 real chained 2019 US$ in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for foreign assets per capita?
- Iraq ranks 94th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.