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Debt - external
Iraq — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $40 billion (1988 est.), excluding debt to Persian Gulf Arab states |
| 1991 | $40 billion (1989 est.), excluding debt to Arab Gulf states |
| 1992 | $45 billion (1989 est.), excluding debt of about $35 billion owed to Arab Gulf states |
| 1993 | $45 billion (1989 est.), excluding debt of about $35 billion owed to Arab Gulf states |
| 1994 | $45 billion (1989 est.), excluding debt of about $35 billion owed to Arab Gulf states |
| 1995 | $50 billion (1989 est.), excluding debt of about $35 billion owed to Gulf Arab states |
| 1996 | $50 billion (1989 est.), excluding debt of about $35 billion owed to Gulf Arab states |
| 1997 | very heavy relative to GDP but amount unknown (1996) |
| 1998 | very heavy relative to GDP but amount unknown (1996) |
| 1999 | very heavy relative to GDP but the exact amount is unknown (1998) |
| 2000 | $130 billion (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | $139 billion (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | $62.2 billion (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | $120 billion (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | $93.95 billion (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | $125 billion (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | $92.33 billion (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | $54.46 billion (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | $100.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |
| 2009 | $67.74 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 $100.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |
| 2010 | $52.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 $73 billion (31 December 2009 est.) |
| 2011 | $52.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $73 billion (31 December 2009 est.) |
| 2012 | $50.26 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $50.79 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| 2013 | $60.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $61 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| 2014 | $59.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $60.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
| 2015 | $58.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $59.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61 |
| 2016 | $60.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $58.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59 |
| 2017 | $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $59.95 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60 |
| 2018 | $73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2019 | $73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2020 | $73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2021 | $73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2022 | $73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2023 | $73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| 2024 | $15.065 billion (2022 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars |
| 2025 | $15.58 billion (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars |