Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Iraq
Iraq: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services in Iraq, 2014–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Iraq is 0.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
That places Iraq 154th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +68.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +138.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -67.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +17.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.7%, 2% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 151 Iran 0.9%
- 152 United Arab Emirates 0.7% compare
- 153 United States 0.4% 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 taxes on goods and services in Iraq?
- Taxes on goods and services in Iraq was 0.1% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Iraq ranks 154th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.