Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita was 1.71 million current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2024, net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Iraq stood at 1.71 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 6,580.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Iraq peaked at 1.71 million current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -887,715 current LCU per person, in 2008.
Iraq ranks 22nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.19 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 11.02 current LCU per person | +53.3% |
| 1962 | 13.79 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 1963 | 10.93 current LCU per person | -20.7% |
| 1964 | 13.83 current LCU per person | +26.6% |
| 1965 | 22.57 current LCU per person | +63.2% |
| 1966 | 22.68 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 21.81 current LCU per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 21.67 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 24.78 current LCU per person | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 25.76 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 24.87 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 24.17 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 17.01 current LCU per person | -29.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7942 current LCU per person | -95.3% |
| 1975 | 17.7 current LCU per person | +2128.0% |
| 1976 | 6.41 current LCU per person | -63.8% |
| 2004 | 137,044 current LCU per person | +2136938.4% |
| 2005 | -24,837 current LCU per person | -118.1% |
| 2006 | -122,421 current LCU per person | +392.9% |
| 2007 | -440,849 current LCU per person | +260.1% |
| 2008 | -887,715 current LCU per person | +101.4% |
| 2009 | -417,909 current LCU per person | -52.9% |
| 2010 | -65,065 current LCU per person | -84.4% |
| 2011 | -35,006 current LCU per person | -46.2% |
| 2012 | -140,815 current LCU per person | +302.3% |
| 2013 | -107,244 current LCU per person | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 25,530 current LCU per person | -123.8% |
| 2015 | 487,888 current LCU per person | +1811.0% |
| 2016 | 981,089 current LCU per person | +101.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 459,891 current LCU per person | -55.9% |
| 2019 | 621,705 current LCU per person | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million current LCU per person | +119.0% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 936,477 current LCU per person | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 1.23 million current LCU per person | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 1.71 million current LCU per person | +38.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.71 million current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95,301 current LCU per person, 17.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.71 million current LCU per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70,834 current LCU per person, 24.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 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 | +2136938.4% | 6.41 current LCU per person | 137,044 current LCU per person |
| 1975 | +2128.0% | 0.7942 current LCU per person | 17.7 current LCU per person |
| 2015 | +1811.0% | 25,530 current LCU per person | 487,888 current LCU per person |
| 2006 | -392.9% | -24,837 current LCU per person | -122,421 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.03 current LCU per person | 7.19 current LCU per person | 24.78 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.67 current LCU per person | 0.7942 current LCU per person | 25.76 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 2000s | -292,781 current LCU per person | -887,715 current LCU per person | 137,044 current LCU per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 326,980 current LCU per person | -140,815 current LCU per person | 1.04 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million current LCU per person | 936,477 current LCU per person | 1.71 million current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 19 Kazakhstan 2.71 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Laos 2.48 million current LCU per person compare
- 21 Guyana 1.78 million current LCU per person compare
- 23 Myanmar 1.15 million current LCU per person compare
- 24 Hong Kong 1.09 million current LCU per person compare
- 25 South Sudan 1.09 million current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Iraq
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 8.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 8.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Iraq?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Iraq was 1.71 million current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -887,715 current LCU per person in 2008.
- How does Iraq rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,580.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net domestic credit (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.