Core consumer prices in Iraq decreased 0.70 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Iraq averaged 6.96 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 107.04 percent in July of 2004 and a record low of -2.10 percent in January of 2016. source: Central Bank Of Iraq

Core Inflation Rate in Iraq is expected to be 0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Iraq Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2026 and 1.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 107.40 107.30 points Jul 2025
Core Inflation Rate -0.70 0.80 percent Jun 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 106.50 102.10 points Jul 2025
CPI Transportation 102.00 105.40 points Jul 2025
Food Inflation -5.60 -0.20 percent Jul 2025
Inflation Rate -0.60 -0.60 percent Jul 2025



Iraq Core Inflation Rate
In Iraq, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.70 0.80 107.04 -2.10 2000 - 2025 percent Monthly
2012=100, NSA