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1 IRAQ STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT 2016 ABOUT THE SNAPSHOT The Iraq Statistical Snapshot presents the main development and economic data and key indicators under the following topics: demography, education, macroeconomy and public finance, trade, labor and employment, energy, and water. The snapshot has been compiled by ADP team based on the latest available data as of 30 September Unless otherwise indicated, the Snapshot is based on official data published by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) and the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI).

2 Demography Total population size (World Population Prospects, 36,423,400 Person Population below 30 years, percentage of total population (World 76.9 Population Prospects, Rate of natural population increase (World Population Prospects, 2.9 Population density (World Population Prospects, 84 Inhabitant per square kilometer Life expectancy at birth (World Population Prospects, 69.6 Year Adult mortality rate (World Development Indicators, 2012) Per 1000 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (World Development Indicators, 26.5 Human Development Index* Human Development index (HDI) rank (2014) 121 Human Development index (HDI) value (2014) 0.7 * Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Reports (, Poverty Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line, as a percentage of the population (World Development Indicators, 2012) Population living in multidimensional poverty (Human Development Report, : Percentage of the population (2011) Number (2011) Population living in near multidimensional poverty (Human Development Report, : Percentage of the population (2011) Number (2011) Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2011 (Human Development Report, ,236 Thousands 7.4 2,341 Thousands

3 Education Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (UNESCO, 79.7 School enrollment primary education, total students, percentage of the same age population (World Development Indicators, 2007) Gender Parity Index, primary education (World Development Indicators, 2007) School enrollment tertiary education, total students, percentage of the same age population (World Development Indicators, 2005) Gender Parity Index, tertiary education (World Development Indicators, ) School enrollment tertiary education, total students ( 574,997 Student Macroeconomy and Public Finance GDP, PPP (constant 2011 international $) (World Development Indicators, 2014) Gross Domestic Product (GDP), annual growth rate, 2005 constant prices (International Monetary Fund, GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) (World Development Major economic activity, highest contibution to GDP: Mining and Quarrying, gross value added, current prices (2014) Inflation, year on year percentage change of the consumer price index, annual average (International Monetary Fund, biillion Int$ ,850 Int$ 117,445 Billion Iraqi dinar 1.4 General government net lending/borrowing, percentage of GDP 14.5 (International Monetary Fund, Oil revenues, percentage of total government revenues (2014) 92.1 Major economic activity, highest contibution to GDP: Crude oil, gross value added, current prices (2014) General government gross debt, percentage of GDP (International Monetary fund, 116,940 Billion Iraqi dinar

4 Trade Trade, percentage of GDP (World Development 69.2 Trade account balance (2013) 65,588,337.2 Million Iraqi Dinar Trade balance with Arab countries (2013) 4,113,377.2 Million Iraqi Dinar Main export category: Fuel exports as a percentage of merchandise exports (World Development Indicators, 2013) 99.8 Goods and services exports, percentage of GDP (World Development Goods and services imports, percentage of GDP (World Development Labor and Employment Labor force participation rate for ages 15+ years, total (KILM International Labour Organization, Unemployment rate, total (KILM International Labour Organization, Youth unemployment rate (KILM International Labour Organization,

5 Energy** Crude oil production(2014) 1,229.3 Million Natural gas production (2013) 41.7 billion cubic feet Crude oil consumption (2012) Million Natural gas consumption (2013) billion cubic feet Net oil exports (2012) Million Resrves to production ratio (2014) ** Source: International Energy Statistics, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Water*** Improved water source ( of population with access) ( 86.6 Improved sanitation facilities ( of population with access) ( 85.6 *** Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (, development indicators ADP is a joint initiative between UNDP, the Coordination Group of Arab, National and Regional Development Institutions (CG), the Islamic Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)

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