Iraq - Net incurrence of liabilities

Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU)

The value for Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) in Iraq was -1,017,210,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,554,300,000,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of -1,017,210,000,000 in 2019.

Definition: Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets.

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

Year Value
2014 8,721,460,000,000
2015 13,554,300,000,000
2016 11,871,500,000,000
2017 8,243,220,000,000
2018 3,585,050,000,000
2019 -1,017,210,000,000

Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)

Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Iraq was -0.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 6.96 in 2015, while its lowest value was -0.37 in 2019.

Definition: Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets.

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

See also:

Year Value
2014 3.27
2015 6.96
2016 6.03
2017 3.72
2018 1.33
2019 -0.37

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance