Domestic borrowing in Iraq reaches 95.7T dinars by April

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraq's domestic public debt rose to 95.7 trillionIraqi dinars ($61B) by the end of April 2026, up from 90.515 trillion dinars($58B) at the end of 2025 and 83.050 trillion dinars ($53B) a year earlier, theCentral Bank of Iraq (CBI) stated on Wednesday.

The increase was driven primarily by a rise in theMinistry of Finance's liabilities to the central bank, which reached 55.699trillion dinars ($35B), compared with 45.699 trillion dinars ($30B) a yearearlier.

Credit balances declined to 20.270 trillion dinars ($13B)from 22.899 trillion dinars ($15B), while outstanding bonds fell to 10.868trillion dinars ($7B) from 13.075 trillion dinars ($8B). Treasury transfersremained unchanged at 8.842 trillion dinars ($6B).

The data also showed a continued drop in Iraq'sexternal debt, which fell to $54.101 billion in 2025 from $54.601 billion in2024 and $56.207 billion in 2023, marking a reduction of more than $2.1 billionover two years.