Iraq's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) was 21.03 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 52.08% from 13.83 trillion in 2014 (4.28% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.03 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.49 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 13.83 trillion | 2014 |
| Highest | 21.65 trillion | 2012 |
| Lowest | -16.9 trillion | 2015 |
| Average since 2015 | 6.02 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 17.47 trillion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Iraq's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) fell 91.27 billion on 2023 (from 21.12 trillion to 21.03 trillion).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was +227.76 billion and a typical year strayed about 10.88 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19.94 trillion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.73 trillion in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.4 trillion a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Iraq had the 1st highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Iraq in the 2024 ranking
- Tajikistan — 2nd of 14: 3.74 billion
- Solomon Islands — 3rd of 14: 818.02 million
- Ghana — 4th of 14: 480.43 million
What this measures
Although the SNA ensures there is perfect consistency between the three measures of GDP, this is a conceptual consistency that in general does not emerge naturally from data compilations. This is because of the wide disparity of data sources that must be called on and the fact that any error in any source will lead to a difference between at least two of the GDP measures. In practice it is inevitable that many such data errors will exist and will become apparent in exercises such as the balancing of supply and use tables. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the underlying series have been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country.
All 18 values
| Year | Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,027,021,738,277 |
| 2023 | 21,118,290,820,414 |
| 2022 | 19,066,763,980,118 |
| 2021 | 9,643,330,907,220 |
| 2020 | -4,222,701,382,075 |
| 2019 | 1,492,998,356,469 |
| 2018 | 2,461,370,369,896 |
| 2017 | 3,498,132,021,056 |
| 2016 | 3,035,269,705,940 |
| 2015 | -16,901,618,145,741 |
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Iraq
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$98.45 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$73.93 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$254.37 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 330.68 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$188.32 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 207.34 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$5,410 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 7.03 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$4,005 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4.41 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$254.8 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Iraq's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU)?
- 21.03 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is up 20.33% from 17.47 trillion in 2007 (1.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 21.65 trillion in 2012 and the lowest -16.9 trillion in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank?
- 1st highest of 14 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) unusual for Iraq?
- In 2024, Iraq's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) fell 91.27 billion on 2023 (from 21.12 trillion to 21.03 trillion). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was +227.76 billion and a typical year strayed about 10.88 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DISC.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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