MacroIraq
Debt per person in Iraq
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Iraq's debt per person is $2,856 — #34 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$2,856
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Iraq would carry about $2,856 of it.
Among 124 countries
- Rank
- #34 of 124
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 73 %
- 90 of 124 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $1,372
- since 2018
In Asia: #15 of 36vs median $6,404: −55 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Iraq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Botswana | $2,645 | −$211 |
| 33 | Egypt | $2,678 | −$178 |
| 34 | Iraq | $2,856 | — |
| 35 | Russia | $2,913 | +$57 |
| 36 | Peru | $2,915 | +$59 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.