Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Iraq
Iraq: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.6%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
34th
of 155 countries
All-time high
25.2%
in 2022
All-time low
9.8%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Iraq, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Iraq is 14.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Iraq peaked at 25.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 34th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.8% | — |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +84.9% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -34.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -12.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 14.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 14.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.0%, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 14.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 14.6% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 15.0% compare
- 32 Barbados 14.7% compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.7% compare
- 35 Seychelles 14.4% compare
- 36 Mongolia 14.2% compare
- 37 Namibia 14.0% compare
More development goals data for Iraq
- Red List Index 0.8093 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 618.9 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 274.76 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,456 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Iraq?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Iraq was 14.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- Iraq ranks 34th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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