Iraq’s domestic public debt is rising

The Central Bank of Iraq announced on Sunday that domestic public debt had increased by the end of September 2025.

The bank said in an official statistic seen by Shafaq News Agency that “Iraq’s internal public debt rose at the end of September of this year to reach 90 trillion and 615 billion dinars, an increase of 0.47% compared to August, which amounted to 90 trillion and 165 billion dinars, and also an increase of 9.11% compared to 2024, which amounted to 83.050 trillion dinars, and an increase of 28% compared to 2023, which amounted to 70.558 trillion dinars.”

The bank added that “the increase came as a result of an increase in discounted treasury transfers in favor of the Central Bank by one trillion dinars, to reach 50.486 trillion dinars after it was 49.486 trillion dinars.”

He pointed out that “loans from financial institutions have decreased to 14.366 trillion dinars after being 14.416 trillion dinars, and the debts of the Ministry of Finance have decreased to 1.500 trillion dinars after being 2.030 trillion dinars.”

Shafaq.com