Social contributions (% of revenue) in Iraq
Iraq: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Social contributions in Iraq, 2014–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2019, social contributions in Iraq stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 74.2% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Iraq ranks 111th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -68.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +3331.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -74.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 0% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 social contributions in Iraq?
- Social contributions in Iraq was 0.0% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for social contributions?
- Iraq ranks 111th out of 112 countries with data for 2019.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.