Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Iraq
Iraq: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.5%
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
8th
of 156 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2020
All-time low
9.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Iraq, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 16.5% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Iraq peaked at 21.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 8th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.0% | — |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +12.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 16.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 4.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 16.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 3.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 9.0% | 17.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 14.7% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 5 Algeria 20.7% compare
- 6 Bangladesh 19.0% compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.7% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 16.2% compare
- 10 Congo 15.2% compare
- 11 Lebanon 15.2% 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 to total gross loans in Iraq?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Iraq was 16.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Iraq ranks 8th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. 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 Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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