Shafaq News / The International Monetary Fund expected on Monday that Iraq's budget deficit would reach 22% of GDP.

IMF added in a report that the economy may contract by up to 10%, noting that the expected deficit is the worst in the Middle East and North Africa.

It is noteworthy that the World Bank expected in a previous report that the Iraqi GDP per capita will drop to 4282 dollars, the lowest level since 2006.