Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Iraq
Iraq: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 1.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Iraq, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.3% for getting credit: credit registry coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Iraq peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 89th of 191 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.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 1.2% | — |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Iraq?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Iraq was 1.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Iraq ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.