Iraq — Short-term interest rate

percent · Monthly · Dec 2002–Aug 2014 · 113 observations

About this series

The short-term interest rate measures the yield or rate on a short-maturity money-market instrument. The instrument and tenor depend on the country series.

Iraq's short-term interest rate reading was 8.5% in Aug 2014. The period change from 8.4% in Jul 2014 was +0.1 percentage points; the year-on-year change from 4.9% in Aug 2013 was +3.6 percentage points.

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Latest observations

Mar 2012–Aug 2014

PeriodValue
Aug 20148.5 %
Jul 20148.4 %
May 20146.5 %
Apr 20147 %
Oct 20134.5 %
15 earlier values
Sep 20134.7 %
Aug 20134.9 %
Jul 20137.5 %
Jun 20134.9 %
May 20135 %
Apr 20134.9 %
Mar 20135 %
Feb 20135.6 %
Jan 20136.5 %
Dec 20128.9 %
Nov 20129 %
Oct 20124.9 %
Aug 20125 %
Jul 20124.7 %
Jun 20124.7 %

Values before Jun 2012, back to Mar 2012, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.