IFAC member
Iraqi Union of Accountants and Auditors (IUAA)
IFAC member · Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors (AFAA) · Founded 1969
Country profile
Iraq
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Professional Accountancy Organisations
Accountancy bodies (PAOs) and their IFAC membership, by country
Accountant & Auditor Salaries
Gross annual pay of accountants and external auditors, in US dollars (2026)
$2,500–7,500
Accountant: $4,760 a year
- Accountant: $4,760 a year (modelled estimate)
- External auditor: $6,561 a year (modelled estimate)
- Average for all jobs: $6,432 a year
Modelled values use global occupational multipliers; use as directional estimates.
Gross pay in nominal US dollars (2026), not adjusted for living costs.
Country Challenges
The main challenge for accounting and audit in each country, from public evidence (2026)
Skills & workforce
Digital skills
- Evidence: Direct evidence — the selected source reports this issue directly
- Scope: Accounting and audit
Country-specific research identifies inadequate infrastructure and qualified personnel as barriers to AI adoption in accounting and audit.
Source: Using artificial intelligence to enhance the performance of the Iraqi accounting and auditing sector | Al-Ghary Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences (academic research)
GDP per Capita
GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 — World Bank Open Data
Upper-middle · $4,516–14,005
$5,410
GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 · Upper-middle · $4,516–14,005
Accounting History
Milestones in accounting and auditing, from clay tokens to sustainability reporting
Origins & bookkeepingc. 3300 BCE · Uruk · Origins
Proto-cuneiform accounting tablets
Administrative tablets from Uruk recorded commodities and labor, showing that some of the earliest writing developed closely alongside economic accounting.
Standards & regulationc. 1750 BCE · Babylon · Regulation
Hammurabi-era commercial recordkeeping
Babylonian commercial law formalized contracts, debts, agency and receipts, reinforcing the role of written records in trade and accountability.
Business opportunities
No live listings in Iraq right now.
Not on these maps yet: Accounting News, Audit Oversight Bodies, Sustainability Framework Adoption, Company Registry Portals, Annual Report Awards.