Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Iraq
Iraq: Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current was 0.7593 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Iraq, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.7593 units per square kilometre for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 122.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Iraq peaked at 0.7593 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Iraq 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +105.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +159.3% |
| 1992 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +93.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +417.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0637 units per square kilometre | +277.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1006 units per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1828 units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2393 units per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2894 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3743 units per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3409 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4119 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.555 units per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6063 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.646 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.695 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5393 units per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5305 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.656 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7527 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7593 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.7593 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.008 units per square kilometre, 94.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.7593 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0139 units per square kilometre, 54.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +417.1% | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +277.3% | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 0.0637 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +159.3% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.1006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2031 units per square kilometre | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | 0.3743 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6152 units per square kilometre | 0.4119 units per square kilometre | 0.7593 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 8 Hong Kong 1.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 0.8816 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 0.8657 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.5199 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Laos 0.4496 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 0.427 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Iraq
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 55.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4995 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Iraq?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Iraq was 0.7593 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7593 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Iraq ranks 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.7%. 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 Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.