General government final consumption expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: General government final consumption expenditure was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 13.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 23.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2007.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.5% | — |
| 1961 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 11.1% | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 12.5% | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 14.4% | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 14.8% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 16.7% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 17.3% | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 21.1% | +22.0% |
| 1975 | 23.8% | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 20.3% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 15.2% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | +46.5% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 17.3% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 12.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 9.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 14.1% | 6 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 47.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 398,553 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.56 billion current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -0.4002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,553 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 13.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2007.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.