2025 statistics: Iraq ranks second in the Arab world in terms of reliance on “cash”
2025 statistics: Iraq ranks second in the Arab world in terms of reliance on “cash”
2026-04-07
Shafaq News – Bern
Iraq continues to rely heavily on “cash payments” in daily transactions for the year 2025, ranking highly among Arab countries according to forex.se.
Iraq’s reliance on cash, at a rate of up to 85%, reflects the slow pace of the shift towards electronic payments compared to some countries in the region, according to the Swedish website specializing in currency exchange and travel services.
According to the website’s data, Lebanon tops the list with 90%, followed by Iraq with 85%, then Egypt and Jordan with 80% each, Morocco with 65%, Tunisia with 55%, Oman with 50%, while Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have 30%, Qatar has 25%, and finally Bahrain and the UAE have 20% each.
shafaq.com
