Friday, June 13, 2025

The World Bank expects growth in the Iraqi economy in 2025 and 2026.

 The World Bank expects growth in the Iraqi economy in 2025 and 2026

The World Bank expects the Iraqi economy to grow by 1.2% this year.

The bank said in statistics reviewed by Shafaq News Agency that "the Iraqi economy is expected to grow by 1.2% this year, up from negative 1.5% in 2024."

He added that economic growth in Iraq is also expected to rise to 4.4% in 2026, before declining to 3.1% in 2027 .

He pointed out that "Libya is expected to be the Arab country with the fastest economic growth, with an estimated 12.3%, followed by Djibouti at 5.2%, and then Lebanon at 4.7%."

According to World Bank statistics, "Yemen will have the lowest economic growth, at -1.5%, followed by Syria, with a growth of 1%."  link

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