Afghanistan vs Iraq: Total assistance for development, by recipient countries
Afghanistan
2,384 million current US$
in 2024
Iraq
2,439 million current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
Iraq rank
38th
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2,439 million current US$ against 2,384 million current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 55 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Iraq ranks 38th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,748 million current US$ | 4,846 million current US$ | 2,098 million current US$ | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5,020 million current US$ | 3,059 million current US$ | 1,960 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3,540 million current US$ | 1,717 million current US$ | 1,823 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total assistance for development, by recipient countries, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2,439 million current US$ against 2,384 million current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total assistance for development, by recipient countries between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 55 million current US$, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for total assistance for development, by recipient countries?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Iraq ranks 38th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.