GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Iran
Iran: GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate was 25.18 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Iran, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Iran recorded 25.18 % change on previous year for gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and up 1,630.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Iran peaked at 62.22 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.65 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Iran 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Iran, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.87 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 33.46 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 47.66 % change on previous year | +42.4% |
| 1994 | 31.09 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1995 | 41.18 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1996 | 37.08 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 17.34 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 1998 | 11.8 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1999 | 34.72 % change on previous year | +194.1% |
| 2000 | 32.16 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 17.61 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2002 | 38.7 % change on previous year | +119.8% |
| 2003 | 22.81 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 2004 | 29.71 % change on previous year | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 23.98 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 20.55 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 33.24 % change on previous year | +61.7% |
| 2008 | 19.78 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 2009 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2010 | 22.65 % change on previous year | +326.1% |
| 2011 | 27.09 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 15.13 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2013 | 34.67 % change on previous year | +129.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2015 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2016 | 19.05 % change on previous year | -1257.6% |
| 2017 | 16.34 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 28.3 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 2019 | 27.38 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 52.93 % change on previous year | +93.3% |
| 2021 | 62.22 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 57.37 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 44.63 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 33 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 2025 | 25.18 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 25.18 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.59 % change on previous year, 3.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iran's 25.18 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.53 % change on previous year, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1257.6% | -1.65 % change on previous year | 19.05 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +326.1% | 5.32 % change on previous year | 22.65 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.91 % change on previous year | 11.8 % change on previous year | 47.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.39 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | 38.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.41 % change on previous year | -1.65 % change on previous year | 34.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.89 % change on previous year | 25.18 % change on previous year | 62.22 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 11 Eritrea 30.04 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Ethiopia 28.07 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Angola 27.41 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 25.12 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Burundi 23.23 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Tuvalu 21.62 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Iran
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 89.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 130.68 % change on previous year (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Iran?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Iran was 25.18 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 62.22 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.65 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Iran rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Iran ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,630.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.