Relationship dossier
Germany
Iraq
Relationship assessment
Germany supports Iraq’s stability and reconstruction through diplomatic, development and security engagement.
Germany toward Iraq
+35Germany has provided humanitarian and development assistance to Iraq and supported international efforts against the Islamic State, including through participation in the anti-ISIS coalition. These actions reflect practical German engagement with Iraqi stability and security.
Iraq toward Germany
+30Iraq has engaged with Germany as a partner in diplomatic, development and security cooperation, including in efforts related to reconstruction and countering the Islamic State. The scale and current implementation of Iraqi government cooperation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines German assistance and security engagement with Iraqi participation in bilateral and international cooperation. Reconstruction and counterterrorism have been important shared concerns; the relationship is substantive but its scope and durability across policy areas are uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Germany and Iraq maintain substantive relations shaped by German diplomatic, humanitarian and development engagement with Iraq, alongside German support for Iraq’s stability and reconstruction. Germany has contributed to international efforts against the Islamic State, including military support to the anti-ISIS coalition. The relationship also reflects security concerns and the impact of conflict and displacement; its breadth and recent implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Germany joined the international coalition against the Islamic State and provided military support to its efforts in Iraq.
Germany provided humanitarian and development assistance supporting Iraq and its reconstruction.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral development and security cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Iraq’s current government coordination with Germany on security and reconstruction is uncertain.