Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) was 3.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
3.7%
Change on year
down 45.1%
World rank
182nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2017
All-time low
2.2%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Iraq, 2014–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.7% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.1% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
That places Iraq 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2% | — |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +65.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +66.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -45.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.9%, 6% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.6%, 8% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Iraq?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Iraq was 3.7% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Iraq ranks 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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