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Iraq — Central government deficit

millions of IQD · Annual · 1950–2019 · 31 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The latest central government deficit reading for Iraq was 5.53T IQD in 2019. The previous reading was 25.34T IQD in 2018; the period change was −19.81T IQD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 2% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2014–2019

PeriodValue
20195.53T IQD
201825.34T IQD
20172.53T IQD
2016-13.93T IQD
2015-11.70T IQD
1 earlier value, back to 2014
2014-7.36T IQD
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.