Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Iraq
Iraq: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Iraq peaked at 2.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 100th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +2000.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +171.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +378.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -46.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -50.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -81.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -76.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +300.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +120.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -40.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 43% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2000.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More poverty & inequality data for Iraq
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,749 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Iraq?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Iraq was 0.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Iraq ranks 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).