Abstract
Macroeconomic theory emphasizes the pivotal role of total investment in activating the income and production cycles. By increasing the multiplier, the targeted output is achieved, which supports sustainable development and increases employment opportunities. This process results in new incomes granted to the household sector and works to reduce poverty levels. The research aims to measure the impact of private investment on poverty rates in Iraq because the Iraqi economy faces the problem of high rates of poverty and deprivation and an increase in the number of marginal families with a significant decline in investment in general and private investment in particular, which has resulted in a major deficiency in the supply of local production. And then, for economic growth, the research used the NARDL model to monitor the targeted effect to prove the validity of its assumption during the period (2004–2021) in Iraq. The research found that there is an adverse effect of private investment on poverty rates in Iraq, which contributed to the increase in the poverty problem in Iraq on a large scale. The research recommended Adopting a national strategy to revive the role of the private sector in the Iraqi economy by activating partnership contracts between them in a way that enhances the national development and financing role in the service of the public interest.
