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IRAQ
key CAPITAL MARKETS INFORMATION
Country Facts
Country
Iraq Legal Special statutes within the law
Capital Baghdad Regulation Self-regulated organization
Area (km 2 ) 438,466 Securities market regulations Iraqi securities
Population (million) 29.7 GDP (USD billion) 222.88 Currency Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
Exchange rate (1 USD) 1,200
Trading rules ISX trading rules
Surveillance ISX & ISC regulation
Corporate actions According to ISC regulation
Time Zone GMT+3 Trading halts regulations According to ISC regulation
Calling code +964 Investor protection According to ISX & ISC regulation
key economıc data
GDP ANNUAL GROWTH (%)
INFLATION (%)
60 5
40 4
3
20
2
0
1
-20 0
-40 -1
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
1/1/2014 4/1/2014 7/1/2014 10/1/2014 1/1/2015 4/1/2015
Source: Central Bank of Iraq
Iraq GDP 1960-2015
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Iraq was
worth USD 222.88 billion in 2013. The GDP value
of Iraq represents 0.36% of the world economy.
GDP in Iraq averaged USD 42.58 billion from 1960
until 2013, reaching an all-time high of USD 222.88
billion in 2013 and a record low of USD 1.70 billion
in 1960. GDP in Iraq is reported by the World Bank
Group
Iraq GDP Annual Growth
Rate 1991-2015
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Iraq
contracted 2.40% in 2014 from the previous year.
GDP Annual Growth Rate in Iraq averaged 7.71%
from 1991 until 2014, reaching an all-time high
of 54.16% in 2004 and a record low of -56.40% in
1991. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Iraq is reported
by the Central Bank of Iraq.
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Iraq Inflation Rate
2005-2015 Iraq Employed Persons
1994-2015
The inflation rate in Iraq was recorded at 0.50%
in April of 2015. Inflation Rate in Iraq averaged
13.70% from 2005 until 2015, reaching an all-time
high of 76.55% in August of 2006 and a record low
of -6.37% in October of 2009. Inflation Rate in Iraq
is reported by the Central Bank of Iraq. The number of employed persons in Iraq increased
to 924397 in 2001 from 880756 in 2000. Employed
Persons in Iraq averaged 870725.33 from 1994 until
2001, reaching an all-time high of 924397 in 2001
and a record low of 831523 in 1994. Employed
Persons in Iraq is reported by the Central Statistical
Organization Iraq (COSIT).
Iraq Government Debt to
GDP 2004-2015
Iraq recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 37.02%
of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2014.
Government Debt to GDP in Iraq averaged 106.60%
from 2004 until 2014, reaching an all-time high
of 334.85% in 2004 and a record low of 32.10% in
2013. Government Debt to GDP in Iraq is reported
by the Central Bank of Iraq.
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