Iraq’s domestic public debt has risen to more than 8%
Iraq’s domestic public debt has risen to more than 8%
2026-03-08 03:32
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The Central Bank of Iraq revealed on Sunday that domestic public debt will increase by the end of 2025.
The bank said in an official statistic seen by Shafaq News Agency that “Iraq’s internal public debt rose by the end of 2025 to reach 90 trillion and 695 billion dinars, an increase of 8.43% compared to 2024, which amounted to 83.050 trillion dinars, and an increase of 22% compared to 2023, which amounted to 70.558 trillion dinars.”
He added that “the increase came as a result of the increase in discounted treasury remittances at the Central Bank from 49.512 trillion dinars to 52.486 trillion dinars, the increase in term delivery bonds for farmers which amounted to 9.834 trillion dinars, treasury remittances in favor of government banks amounting to 1.870 trillion dinars, and the increase in loans to financial institutions to 15.608 trillion dinars.”
He pointed out that “treasury transfers at the Ministry of Finance have decreased to 1.500 trillion dinars and loans to government banks have decreased to 5.600 trillion dinars.”
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