GDP growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: GDP growth was -2.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at -2.8%.
That represents a change of down 177.1% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 23.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -21.6%, in 1980.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 209th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.4% | — |
| 1962 | 7.9% | -23.9% |
| 1963 | 7.0% | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | +20.4% |
| 1965 | 17.0% | +101.0% |
| 1966 | 11.5% | -32.5% |
| 1967 | 11.3% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 14.4% | +28.0% |
| 1969 | 15.5% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | -29.6% |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 7.4% | -48.7% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | -22.0% |
| 1975 | -0.3% | -105.6% |
| 1976 | 18.3% | -5697.6% |
| 1977 | -2.8% | -115.2% |
| 1978 | -12.8% | +363.0% |
| 1979 | -12.0% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | -21.6% | +79.7% |
| 1981 | -5.7% | -73.6% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | -506.7% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -52.2% |
| 1984 | -7.1% | -164.4% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -126.2% |
| 1986 | -9.8% | -623.9% |
| 1987 | -0.2% | -98.2% |
| 1988 | -6.1% | +3433.8% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -200.8% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | +121.7% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -74.1% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | -144.6% |
| 1994 | -1.7% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -241.4% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +164.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -78.7% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +54.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +191.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -59.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +237.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -49.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +56.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +63.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -96.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +301.6% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +475.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | -3.7% | -241.6% |
| 2013 | -1.5% | -59.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -427.5% |
| 2015 | -1.4% | -128.6% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -718.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -65.7% |
| 2018 | -3.7% | -223.8% |
| 2019 | -2.4% | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -288.1% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -31.3% |
| 2025 | -2.8% | -177.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 7.0% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -12.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8% | -21.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | -1.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 0.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -3.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -2.8% | 5.3% | 6 |
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- 210 Equatorial Guinea -5.8% compare
- 211 Lebanon -7.1% compare
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- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 740,980 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 2.91 billion current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 22.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 173.48 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Gdp growth in Iran, Islamic Republic of was -2.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.6% in 1980.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gdp growth?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 209th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.