Source
Central bank

The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

International Reserves

N/A

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

USD 452.3  billion (2018, estimate)

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Intl$ 1,610.7 billion (2018, estimate)

Real GDP growth
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
6.7% -0.1% 0% 5.7% 3.1% -7.7% -0.3%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*    
3.2% -1.6% 12.5% 3.7% -3.9%    

*Estimate

GDP per capita - current prices

USD 5,491.1 (2018, estimate)

GDP per capita - PPP

Intl$ 19,556.6 (2018, estimate)

GDP (PPP) - share of world total
1980 1990 2000 2010 2019*
1.28% 1.32% 1.27% 1.42% 1.1%

*Estimate

 
 
Source
GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 9.5% 
  • industry: 34.9% 
  • services: 54.4%

(2017 estimate)

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

N/A

 

Inflation
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
11.9% 9.1% 9.6% 30.5% 35.7%

*Estimate

Unemployment rate
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
11% 12.4% 12.1% 14.5% 16.8%

*Estimate

Household saving rates

N/A

 

Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
38.4% 47.5% 39.5% 32.2% 30.7%

*Estimate

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
-1.8% -2.3% -1.8% -2.5% -4.4%

*Estimate

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: N/A

Moody's: N/A

Standard & Poor's / Moody's (

Market value of publicly traded shares
2016 2017 2018
USD 111.4 billion USD 108.6 billion USD 143.5 billion
Largest companies

N/A

 
 
Source
Current account balance

USD 18.3 billion (2018 estimate)

Current account balance by percentage of GDP

4.1 % (2018 estimate)

Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)

24.9% (2017)

Shares in world total merchandising export

0.55% (2017)

Shares in world total commercial services export

0.20% (2016)

Total exports

USD 94.0 billion (2016 estimate)

Export commodities

Petroleum 60%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore

Total imports

USD 79.1 billion (2016 estimate)

 
 
Source
Import commodities

Industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services

Exports - major partners

China 27.5%, India 15.1%, South Korea 11.4%, Turkey 11.1%, Italy 5.7%, Japan 5.3% (2017)

Imports - major partners

UAE 29.8%, China 12.7%, Turkey 4.4%, South Korea 4%, Germany 4% (2017)

FDI inflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 3,372 million USD 5,019 million USD 3,480 million
FDI outflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 104 million USD 76 million USD 75 million
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
2015 2016 2017 2018
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

N/A

Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

N/A

Best countries for doing business

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking: 120 out of 190 countries (2017)

Subcategories:

Overall ranking: 127 out of 190 countries
Starting a Business: 178 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 73 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 113 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 70 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 104 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 128 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 144 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 123 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 90 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 133 out of 190 countries


World Bank - Doing Business 2019

Global competitiveness ranking

99 out of 141 countries

(2019)

Index of Economic Freedom

Ranking: 155 / Score: 51.1 (Mostly unfree) 

(2019)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)

 
 
Source
Time zone

UTC+3.5

Total area

1,648,195 sq km

Capital

Tehran

Currency

Iranian rials (IRR)

Government type

Theocratic republic

Languages

Persian (official), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic

Religions

Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)

Total population
1990 2000 2010 2015* 2020*
54.5 million 64.22 million 74.16 million 79.48 million 84.15 million

*Estimate

 
 
Source
Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2018
33.7% 49.7% 64% 74.9%
Population median age

30.8 years

Population growth rate

1.19% (2018 estimate)

Life expectancy

74.2 years (2018 estimate)

Literacy

Total population: 85.5% 
Male: 90.4% 
Female: 80.8%


Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)

% of population living on less than $3.10 a day

2.5% (last available estimate, 2016)

Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

40 (last available estimate, 2016)

(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)

Freedom House rating

Not Free
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 6 (2019)


(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)

Source
Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed: 37.3% Mobile: 108.5% (2018)

(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

Internet users as % of total population

70% (2018)

Mercer Cost of living index

N/A

CO2 emissions

8.38 metric tons per capita (2014)

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