Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 2.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 180th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +803.9% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +750.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -32.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -33.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +47.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +40.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Iran (Islamic Republic of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +803.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2002 | +750.6% | 0.3% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
More economy & growth data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 18.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 52.90 billion million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 118,690 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 2.84 billion million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 97,864 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 26.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 1.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 10.2 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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