Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 2.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1990.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 169th of 200 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 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +86.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +290.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -66.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +36.4% |
| 1976 | -0.1% | -115.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -387.3% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +171.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -84.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -52.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -67.3% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -484.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -53.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -152.4% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -180.5% |
| 1986 | -0.1% | +154.0% |
| 1987 | -0.2% | +326.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -121.4% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -132.8% |
| 1990 | -0.3% | +1699.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -105.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -58.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +4487.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -99.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +533.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +115.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -53.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +41.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,292 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -19.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,267 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 32.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 807,462 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 3.17 billion current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.3% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1990.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.