Country
Iraq IRQ
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -0.3
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.8
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth14.0
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity66.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance15.5
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Iraq sovereign credibility, in brief
Iraq scores 45.3 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 4 of 8 in Middle East & North Africa, the 63rd percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 3.1% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (45/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 4/8 in Middle East & North Africa · 63th percentile
Region avg 38.5 · best 62.3 · worst 15.4
Ranked either side
- Algeria 53.4
- Afghanistan 50.8
- Libya 42.2
- Lebanon 23.0
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -84.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +16.7%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 110.0 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 1.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | -3.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | -2.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 3.7M | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 29.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 11.6 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 77.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 15.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 16.2% | 2021-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 6.2% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $5,410 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 27.4% | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 39.7% | 2021-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.