Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 3.64 million current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.64 million current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Iraq peaked at 4.16 million current LCU per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3,408 current LCU per person, in 2005.
Iraq ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.12 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 12.02 current LCU per person | -20.5% |
| 1962 | 10.41 current LCU per person | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 14.84 current LCU per person | +42.5% |
| 1964 | 11.78 current LCU per person | -20.6% |
| 1965 | 10.91 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 13.4 current LCU per person | +22.8% |
| 1967 | 13.99 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 17.2 current LCU per person | +22.9% |
| 1969 | 17.27 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.57 current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 19.3 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 24.13 current LCU per person | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 41.19 current LCU per person | +70.7% |
| 1974 | 89.45 current LCU per person | +117.2% |
| 1975 | 74.5 current LCU per person | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 120.62 current LCU per person | +61.9% |
| 2004 | 129,092 current LCU per person | +106921.0% |
| 2005 | -3,408 current LCU per person | -102.6% |
| 2006 | 413,632 current LCU per person | -12238.5% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million current LCU per person | +207.9% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | +63.7% |
| 2009 | 1.91 million current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.98 million current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 2.73 million current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 3.09 million current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 2.79 million current LCU per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million current LCU per person | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million current LCU per person | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 1.77 million current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.28 million current LCU per person | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 2.49 million current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.50 million current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.83 million current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 4.16 million current LCU per person | +47.0% |
| 2023 | 3.96 million current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.64 million current LCU per person | -8.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.64 million current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 165.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.64 million current LCU per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,460 current LCU per person, 161.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (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 | +106921.0% | 120.62 current LCU per person | 129,092 current LCU per person |
| 2006 | +12238.5% | -3,408 current LCU per person | 413,632 current LCU per person |
| 2007 | +207.9% | 413,632 current LCU per person | 1.27 million current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7 current LCU per person | 10.41 current LCU per person | 17.27 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.11 current LCU per person | 16.57 current LCU per person | 120.62 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 967,408 current LCU per person | -3,408 current LCU per person | 2.09 million current LCU per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million current LCU per person | 1.70 million current LCU per person | 3.09 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 million current LCU per person | 2.50 million current LCU per person | 4.16 million current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 7 Indonesia 7.56 million current LCU per person compare
- 8 Cambodia 7.42 million current LCU per person compare
- 9 Colombia 4.52 million current LCU per person compare
- 11 Mongolia 2.44 million current LCU per person compare
- 12 Guinea 2.30 million current LCU per person compare
- 13 Somalia 1.79 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 foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Iraq?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Iraq was 3.64 million current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 million current LCU per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,408 current LCU per person in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (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 foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets 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 foreign assets (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.