Iraq - Expense

Expense (current LCU)

The value for Expense (current LCU) in Iraq was 76,253,100,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76,253,100,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 52,303,100,000,000 in 2016.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year	Value
2014	68,471,500,000,000
2015	52,624,100,000,000
2016	52,303,100,000,000
2017	57,577,600,000,000
2018	65,840,500,000,000
2019	76,253,100,000,000

Expense (% of GDP)

Expense (% of GDP) in Iraq was 27.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 27.44 in 2019, while its lowest value was 24.48 in 2018.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year	Value
2014	25.71
2015	27.03
2016	26.56
2017	25.97
2018	24.48
2019	27.44

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance