Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Iraq
Iraq: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 2.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iraq, 2014–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2019, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iraq stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.5% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
That places Iraq 151st out of 153 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.3% | — |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +86.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +103.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -46.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -33.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 2.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.3%, 10% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
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- 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 income, profits and capital gains in Iraq?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iraq was 2.0% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Iraq ranks 151st out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.