External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Iraq
Iraq: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, short-term in Iraq, 2015–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term in Iraq is 1.54 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 119.3% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Iraq peaked at 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 579.95 million DOD, current US$, in 2020.
That places Iraq 58th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 731.71 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2016 | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +72.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 581.50 million DOD, current US$ | -46.6% |
| 2019 | 762.31 million DOD, current US$ | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 579.95 million DOD, current US$ | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 619.97 million DOD, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ | +86.3% |
| 2023 | 971.20 million DOD, current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 703.94 million DOD, current US$ | -27.5% |
| 2025 | 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ | +119.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 billion DOD, current US$, 65% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.28 billion DOD, current US$, 68% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 884.98 million DOD, current US$ | 581.50 million DOD, current US$ | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 928.95 million DOD, current US$ | 579.95 million DOD, current US$ | 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 55 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.97 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 56 Benin 1.60 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 57 Kosovo 1.56 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 59 Albania 1.53 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 60 Fiji 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 61 Nicaragua 1.45 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Iraq
- Net financial flows, IBRD -258.02 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.3574 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -37.71 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 13.14 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 13.44 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 8.2% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -0.5069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -65.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Iraq?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Iraq was 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 579.95 million DOD, current US$ in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Iraq ranks 58th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.