Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Iraq
Iraq: Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money was 36.93 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Iraq, 1950–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Iraq stood at 36.93 trillion. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 157.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Iraq peaked at 36.93 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.00 million, in 1952.
That places Iraq 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 54.50 million | — |
| 1951 | 54.80 million | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 52.00 million | -5.1% |
| 1953 | 60.20 million | +15.8% |
| 1954 | 69.80 million | +15.9% |
| 1955 | 76.20 million | +9.2% |
| 1956 | 87.70 million | +15.1% |
| 1957 | 98.80 million | +12.7% |
| 1958 | 115.90 million | +17.3% |
| 1959 | 132.20 million | +14.1% |
| 1960 | 132.10 million | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 136.40 million | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 148.00 million | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 163.60 million | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 166.60 million | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 197.33 million | +18.4% |
| 1966 | 212.34 million | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 225.14 million | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 248.40 million | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 284.38 million | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 298.98 million | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 321.12 million | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 364.30 million | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 457.61 million | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 652.22 million | +42.5% |
| 1975 | 906.58 million | +39.0% |
| 1976 | 1.10 billion | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 14.36 trillion | +1299558.7% |
| 2005 | 14.89 trillion | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 19.92 trillion | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 27.31 trillion | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 36.93 trillion | +35.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 36.93 trillion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 487.06 billion, 75.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 36.93 trillion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 791.38 billion, 46.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money 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 | +1299558.7% | 1.10 billion | 14.36 trillion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.21 million | 52.00 million | 132.20 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 191.43 million | 132.10 million | 284.38 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 586.49 million | 298.98 million | 1.10 billion | 7 |
| 2000s | 22.68 trillion | 14.36 trillion | 36.93 trillion | 5 |
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 quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Iraq?
- Quasi-money, money plus quasi-money in Iraq was 36.93 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest quasi-money, money plus quasi-money recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 36.93 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest quasi-money, money plus quasi-money recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.00 million in 1952.
- How does Iraq rank for quasi-money, money plus quasi-money?
- Iraq ranks 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2008.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.