Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Iraq
Iraq: Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.81 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Iraq, 2005–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Iraq is 2.81, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Iraq peaked at 4.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.81, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 11th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.32 | — |
| 2006 | 3.47 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 3.31 | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.93 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.03 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.82 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.81 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.76 | 3.31 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.81 | 3.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More financial sector data for Iraq
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.71 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 280.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 196.49 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 53.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 53.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 71.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 71.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,524 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Iraq?
- Deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Iraq was 2.81 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Iraq ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2015.
- Is deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.