By Ahmed Tabaqchali for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdistan's share of the 2024 Iraqi budget: More than meets the eye The KRI's share of the budget has always been more than meets the eye, a share that increased meaningfully in the 2023-25 budget and increased further still in the updated 2024 budget tables, as this report will unpack. The first part of this report reviews how this share is calculated, the details of the direct and indirect allocations making up this share, and the KRI's contributions to the federal budget. The second part revisits the significant departures introduced to the KRI's share by the 2023-25 budget and the 2024 updated tables. Finally, the third part looks at the reset of the relationship between the Kurdistan regional government and the government of Iraq that introduced these significant departures, even after the major changes introduced by the Council of Representatives to the budget's articles. Click here to read the full report. To browse our comprehensive library of reports on Iraq, click here.

By Ahmed Tabaqchali for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.

Kurdistan’s share of the 2024 Iraqi budget: More than meets the eye

The KRI’s share of the budget has always been more than meets the eye, a share that increased meaningfully in the 2023-25 budget and increased further still in the updated 2024 budget tables, as this report will unpack.

  • The first part of this report reviews how this share is calculated, the details of the direct and indirect allocations making up this share, and the KRI’s contributions to the federal budget.
  • The second part revisits the significant departures introduced to the KRI’s share by the 2023-25 budget and the 2024 updated tables.
  • Finally, the third part looks at the reset of the relationship between the Kurdistan regional government and the government of Iraq that introduced these significant departures, even after the major changes introduced by the Council of Representatives to the budget’s articles.

Click here to read the full report.

To browse our comprehensive library of reports on Iraq, click here.