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List of all companies in Iraq

Iraq has 41,724 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 35,858 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 1% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Iraq, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 41,724 Iraqi companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Iraqi company database.

41,724 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026

Companies41,724
Corporations35,858
Governorates19
Largest governorateBaghdad 59%
Employees20-49
Revenue$1M-$5M
Email0%
Phone28%
Website0%
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Iraqi company list: all 41,724 companies

The list of all companies and businesses in Iraq, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Iraqi company directory.

Al-Qabas General Contracting CO. LTD.Al-Qabas General Contracting CO. LTD.
Showing 25 of 41,724 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in GroupCompany Registration Number
1
Al-Qabas General Contracting CO. LTD.
Iraq
Baghdad
Building No. 26 Al-mansour Street, 14 Rammadhan St
Baghdad
N/A
1988
$164,848,276,159
560
Corporation
N/A
2367
2
Al Snafee Trading, General Contrcating, Consutling And Engineering Desgin CO. LTD
Iraq
Basra
Al-jazaer Street
Al Basrah
N/A
2009
$100,384,788,000
121
Corporation
N/A
14042
3
Kca Deutag Drilling LIMITED
Iraq
Basra
Artawi Road
Al Basrah
N/A
2011
$98,122,169,273
92
Foreign company
87
2996
4
Al Lamsa Al Iraqia Company For General Trading And General Services LTD.
Iraq
Baghdad
Hay al Muthana
Baghdad
N/A
2014
$70,464,761,104
250
Corporation
N/A
02-000087242
5
Dar Es Salam Investment Bank
Iraq
Baghdad
Section 103, Building No. 3 al Sadoun Park, al Nidal St., Secti
Baghdad
N/A
1999
$63,663,265,484
401
Corporation
N/A
6766
6
Albab Company For General Contracts, LTD.
Iraq
Baghdad
Arasat 29, 30, 929
Baghdad
N/A
2002
$49,876,109,700
80
Corporation
N/A
9336
7
Anwar Alreef Company For General Trading, General Contracts With LIMITED Liability
Iraq
Salah Ad Din
Main Street
Salah Ad Din
N/A
2010
$44,288,787,672
32
Corporation
N/A
75998-02-msh
8
Seenopex Oil Services
Iraq
Basra
After the Gas Station, Burjesia Tuba Area
Al Basrah
61006
2012
$35,858,582,782
70
Foreign company
3
3272
9
Wza Company For Oil Services. LTD
Iraq
Kurdistan
Bakhtiary Qtr. 111
Iqlim Kurdistan
N/A
2018
$32,758,479,123
10
Corporation
N/A
2308
10
Barde Company For General Contracting LTD
Iraq
As Sulaymaniyah
Meer Palace
As Sulaymaniyah
N/A
2006
$27,410,275,364
46
Corporation
N/A
272
11
Hussien Assaf Aboud Company For General Contracting L.L.C
Iraq
Baghdad
Alrabee Street, Baghdad Hay al Jamiaa
Baghdad
N/A
2016
$27,103,365,187
1
Proprietorship
N/A
938
12
Al Barqa'a Company For General Contracting LTD
Iraq
Baghdad
17 Street
Baghdad
N/A
2009
$26,396,149,137
16
Corporation
N/A
71227_02
13
Alaa Al-Iraq Company For General Contracts LTD
Iraq
Ramadi
20th Street
Al Anbar
N/A
2016
$25,544,526,010
11
Corporation
N/A
02-706554
14
Wadi Al Zaitoon Company
Iraq
Basra
Jamaa Street
Al Basrah
N/A
2004
$24,924,506,707
25
Corporation
N/A
18814
15
Federal Petroleum Services CO. LTD.
Iraq
Erbil
Villla 961, Block U6
Arbil
N/A
2005
$23,708,497,000
200
Corporation
N/A
7908
16
Technology Specialists For Tubes Manufacturing And General Services
Iraq
Basra
Al Majal Business Park
Al Basrah
N/A
2011
$23,135,522,613
636
Corporation
N/A
4333
17
Noor Baghdad Company For General Contracting LTD.
Iraq
Baghdad
Building 26 Road 37, al Huria Square
Baghdad
N/A
2004
$19,386,010,458
152
Corporation
N/A
9133N
18
Al-Mawazeen Company For General Contracting & Trading, Public Transport, Shipping And Unloading LTD.
Iraq
Basra
Al Saady Street,
Al Basrah
N/A
2005
$19,277,321,552
46
Corporation
N/A
25392
19
Almutasem For Technology Integration And General Contracting LIMITED
Iraq
Mosul
Hay Al-kfaat - Al-remah Street No. 91/ 715 / 324
Ninawa
N/A
2005
$19,277,321,552
10
Corporation
N/A
7789
20
Ibda'a Al-Oulla For General Trading & Contracting LTD
Iraq
Baghdad
Near Al-mushtal Bank
Baghdad
N/A
2005
$19,183,866,392
210
Corporation
N/A
25736
21
Al Salb Al Kharq Company For General Trading And Metal Industries LTD.
Iraq
As Sulaymaniyah
Unit 101 Kawa Street
As Sulaymaniyah
46000
2011
$18,224,453,121
250
Corporation
N/A
3515
22
Al-Ula Engineering Bureau (mue Group)
Iraq
Baghdad
House No. 33 No 607 Street No. 3
Baghdad
N/A
1991
$18,116,563,589
5
Proprietorship
N/A
8/3145
23
Al Foad CO. For General Contracting.
Iraq
Al Anbar
Al Taef Building al Mustawadea Street
Al Anbar
N/A
2016
$15,798,634,784
20
Corporation
N/A
440
24
Al Tasweeb For Guard And Security
Iraq
Al Basrah
Zubair Street
Al Basrah
N/A
2008
$15,322,522,499
150
Corporation
N/A
900324693
25
Al-Usool Engineering Services Company LTD
Iraq
Baghdad
Al-mansour Al-amirat Street
Baghdad
N/A
2004
$14,340,663,331
44
Corporation
2
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How many companies are there in Iraq?

Companies and businesses in Iraq

41,724

2 November 2026

There are 41,724 companies and businesses in Iraq in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 35,858 corporations, 610 sole traders and 456 partnerships. On top of those come 777 non-profit organisations, 157 branches of foreign companies and 342 public bodies.

Structure

Single-site businesses
41,603 100%
Head offices
118
Branch locations
3

Legal form

Corporations
35,858 86%
Sole traders
610
Partnerships
456

Per working day this year

≈ 0

new companies registered · 45 so far in 2026

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Largest companies in Iraq

Which are the largest companies in Iraq? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is H Mahmood J Al Bunnia and Sons Contracting Co, with 5,000 staff, ahead of Al Dallah Group and Mass-Iraq for Industrial Investment Company. By yearly revenue the largest company is Blackpool Co, ahead of The Light Industries Co and Al Bathera Communications, Commercial Agencies, Car Rentals & Maintenance and General Services. Below are the top companies of Iraq ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Iraq. 4 Iraqi companies employ more than 10,000 people and 77 report more than $1 billion a year.

H Mahmood J Al Bunnia and Sons Contracting Co has the largest headcount of any company in Iraq in our data. 4 Iraqi companies list more than 10,000 people, 315 more than 500.

  1. 1Baghdad5,000 staff
  2. 2Baghdad5,000 staff
  3. 3Erbil5,000 staff
  4. 4Al Basrah4,000 staff
  5. 5Baghdad3,600 staff
  6. 6Baghdad3,000 staff
  7. 7As Sulaymaniyah3,000 staff
  8. 8Baghdad3,000 staff
  9. 9Erbil3,000 staff
  10. 10Basra3,000 staff

Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.

By employee size · 41,539 companies with a known headcount

EmployeesShareCompanies%
1-4571
5-92,665
10-1916,173
20-494,134
50-9915,115
100-1992,046
200-499520
500+315

1% have 1 to 4 employees; 315 have 500 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

RevenueShareCompanies%
< $100K45
$100K-$500K1,316
$500K-$1M2,780
$1M-$5M22,796
$5M-$10M10,744
$10M-$100M3,497
$100M-$1B40
$1B+77

117 companies report more than $100 million; 77 more than $1 billion.

Small businesses in Iraq

Most companies in Iraq are small businesses. Of the 41,539 with a known headcount, 3,236 (8%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 20,307 are small (10 to 49) and 17,681 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 315 employ 500 people or more, so 99.24% of Iraqi companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.

Size classShareCompanies%
Micro · fewer than 103,236
Small · 10 to 4920,307
Medium · 50 to 49917,681
Large · 500 or more315

571

companies have 1 to 4 employees (1%). 45 turn over less than $100,000 a year.

610

sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.

16%

of the 45 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (7). Only 0 started with 200 staff or more.

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Where are companies in Iraq based?

Baghdad has more companies than any other governorate in Iraq: 24,426, or 59% of the total, ahead of Al Basrah (3,858) and Arbil (2,578). Below you find the twelve largest of its 19 governorates and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.

The twelve largest of 19 governorates

GovernorateShareCompanies%
Baghdad24,426
Al Basrah3,858
Arbil2,578
An Najaf1,435
Ninawa1,063
Babil919
Karbala869
Kirkuk778
As Sulaymaniyah747
Al Anbar632
Dhi Qar491
Salah Ad Din449

Ten busiest cities

  1. Baghdad21,532
  2. Al Basrah2,967
  3. Mansour1,965
  4. Erbil1,931
  5. An Najaf1,324
  6. Basra902
  7. Karbala871
  8. Kirkuk769
  9. Arbil728
  10. Al Mawsil716

Main industries in Iraq

Department stores is the biggest industry in Iraq by number of companies: 11,230, or 27% of all firms with an industry code. Next come business services and IT (9,488) and other services (3,953). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.

Department stores: 11,230, 27% · 2 November 2026Business services and IT: 9,488, 23% · 2 November 2026Other services: 3,953, 10% · 2 November 2026Civil engineering: 2,560, 6% · 2 November 2026Building construction: 2,134, 5% · 2 November 2026Wholesale (durable goods): 1,986, 5% · 2 November 2026Wholesale (consumer goods): 1,310, 3% · 2 November 2026Travel and transport services: 1,226, 3% · 2 November 2026Leisure and recreation: 1,157, 3% · 2 November 2026Other: 6,263, 15% · 2 November 202641,307companies
  • Department stores11,23027%
  • Business services and IT9,48823%
  • Other services3,95310%
  • Civil engineering2,5606%
  • Building construction2,1345%
  • Wholesale (durable goods)1,9865%
  • Wholesale (consumer goods)1,3103%
  • Travel and transport services1,2263%
  • Leisure and recreation1,1573%
  • Engineering, accounting and management8112%
  • Construction trades8062%
  • Other manufacturing7732%
  • Social services6642%
  • Telecoms and broadcasting2370.6%
  • Oil and gas2340.6%
  • Other industries2,7387%

The fifteen largest of 78 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.

Largest industries in Iraq

11,230

Department stores

SIC 53: General Merchandise Stores

  1. 1Karbala229 staff
  2. 2Baghdad60 staff
  3. 3Baghdad21 staff

9,488

Business services and IT

SIC 73: Business Services

  1. 1Baghdad3,000 staff
  2. 2Erbil3,000 staff
  3. 3Baghdad2,658 staff

3,953

Other services

SIC 89: Miscellaneous Services

  1. 1Erbil1,522 staff
  2. 2Erbil500 staff
  3. 3Baghdad321 staff

2,560

Civil engineering

SIC 16: Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors

  1. 1Al Basrah4,000 staff
  2. 2Basra3,000 staff
  3. 3Basra3,000 staff

2,134

Building construction

SIC 15: Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders

  1. 1Baghdad5,000 staff
  2. 2Al Basrah3,000 staff
  3. 3Erbil2,100 staff

1,986

Wholesale (durable goods)

SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods

  1. 1Baghdad1,000 staff
  2. 2Erbil800 staff
  3. 3Baghdad750 staff

1,310

Wholesale (consumer goods)

SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods

  1. 1Baghdad2,500 staff
  2. 2As Sulaymaniyah1,600 staff
  3. 3Erbil1,500 staff

1,226

Travel and transport services

SIC 47: Transportation Services

  1. 1Kurdistan1,800 staff
  2. 2Baghdad600 staff
  3. 3Baghdad500 staff

How many new companies are registered in Iraq? (2026)

45 new companies and startups registered in Iraq so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 3,948 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 16% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 39 of them are corporations.

≈ 0

new companies register every working day in 2026

16%

of this year's startups begin with one to four employees

3,948

new companies in 2025

Companies founded per year

  1. 2,1592022
  2. 3,1072023
  3. 3,9822024
  4. 3,9482025
  5. 452026 so far

The biggest newcomers of 2026

A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.

  1. 1Baghdad70 staff
  2. 2An Najaf70 staff
  3. 3Erbil60 staff
  4. 4Najaf50 staff
  5. 5Babil50 staff

Oldest companies in Iraq

Our data holds 1 Iraqi organisations founded before 1900 and 25 before 1950. The national business register dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.

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742

Iraqi companies were founded before 1990

79

were founded in 1990

742 Iraqi organisations in our data were founded before 1990.

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What you can reach: contact data on Iraqi companies

0 Iraqi companies have a website on record (0%), 11,657 a phone number (28%) and 0 an email address (0%). Among corporations: 0% have a website and 0% an email address.

FieldShareCompanies%
Website0
Phone11,657
Email0
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Questions about companies in Iraq

Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).

There are 41,724 companies and businesses in Iraq in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 35,858 of them are corporations.
41,724. That includes 610 sole traders and 456 partnerships.
35,858 corporations, 86% of all Iraqi businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 41,539 Iraqi companies with a known headcount, 41,224 have fewer than 500 employees: 3,236 micro, 20,307 small and 17,681 medium-sized. 315 are large enterprises.
Blackpool Co, with $5.8 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of The Light Industries Co ($4.4B) and Al Bathera Communications, Commercial Agencies, Car Rentals & Maintenance and General Services ($1.9B).
H Mahmood J Al Bunnia and Sons Contracting Co, with 5,000 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
24,426, 59% of all Iraqi companies (2 November 2026).
45 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 3,948 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
0, 0% of all Iraqi companies. 11,657 have a phone number and 0 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 41,724 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Iraqi company database.

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