Central Bank of Iraq: Domestic currency issued rose to 112.9 trillion dinars by the end of April
Data from the Central Bank of Iraq, released on Thursday, showed that the volume of currency issued in the country rose to 112.896 trillion dinars from the beginning of 2025 until April 2026. News
According to data seen by Shafaq News Agency, the total currency issued during the past year amounted to 99.799 trillion dinars, and 13.097 trillion dinars were added to it during the first four months of this year.
The net currency traded outside banks rose to 104.542 trillion dinars, after reaching 92.560 trillion dinars at the end of 2025, registering an increase of 11.982 trillion dinars.
The currency held by banks also increased to 8.354 trillion dinars by the end of April 2026, compared to 7.239 trillion dinars at the end of 2025, an increase of 1.115 trillion dinars.
These indicators point to the growth in the volume of issued and circulating currency in the Iraqi economy during the first months of 2026, coinciding with an increase in circulating cash liquidity and a rise in the volume of cash held by the banking sector.
Shafaq.com