Current account balance as a share of GDP rose 8.00% to 6.86% in Iraq in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, current account balance as a share of GDP in Iraq reached an all time high of 6.86% in 2018 and an all time low of -24.0% in 2004.
Iraq has been ranked 21st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of current account balance as a share of GDP, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Current Account Balance (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bahrain | % | -0.045% | -0.065% | -2.31% | -2.52% | -2.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 2.20% | 1.35% | 0.257% | -1.10% | -0.931% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.076% | 0.153% | 0.067% | -1.69% | -3.38% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | -0.106% | -0.069% | -0.023% | -7.67% | -6.87% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.064% | 0.171% | 0.251% | 8.92% | 7.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | -0.228% | -0.243% | -0.222% | -24.4% | -23.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | -0.053% | -0.060% | -0.026% | -5.17% | -5.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 0.015% | 0.092% | 0.059% | 7.63% | 5.38% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Turkey | % | -0.047% | -0.027% | 0.012% | -1.80% | -2.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | -11.5% | -8.18% | -6.35% | -6.15% | -6.12% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 6.92% | 7.21% | 7.47% | 5.69% | 4.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | -3.95% | -9.34% | -7.44% | -4.52% | -5.81% |
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