What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Iran?

Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Iran was 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.

What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 0.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.

How does Iran rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?

Iran ranks 30th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.

Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iran data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Iran

Name: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Iran
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Iran: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP was 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 30.1%

World rank

30th

of 166 countries

All-time high

1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1972

All-time low

0.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2012

Years of data

1960–2025

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Iran, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Iran recorded 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Iran peaked at 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

That places Iran 30th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Iran, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1962	1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1963	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1964	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1965	1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1966	1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1967	1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1968	1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1969	1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1970	1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1971	1.66 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1972	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1973	1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
1974	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1975	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1976	0.9803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1977	0.8059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1978	0.8472 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1979	0.6782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1980	0.5873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1981	0.5457 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1982	0.427 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1983	0.3475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
1984	0.3142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1985	0.2966 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1986	0.203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.6%
1987	0.2947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.2%
1988	0.3194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1989	0.3167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1990	0.3218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1991	0.3302 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1992	0.3615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1993	0.7829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+116.6%
1994	0.6973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1995	0.5008 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.2%
1996	0.3996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
1997	0.411 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1998	0.4421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1999	0.4032 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2000	0.4662 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2001	0.4134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2002	0.4195 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2003	0.3686 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2004	0.3236 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2005	0.2803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2006	0.2496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2007	0.177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
2008	0.1527 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2009	0.1482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2010	0.122 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2011	0.091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.4%
2012	0.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2013	0.1184 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.6%
2014	0.1264 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2015	0.1557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.2%
2016	0.1416 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2017	0.1325 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2018	0.1602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.9%
2019	0.1779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2020	0.2196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.4%
2021	0.1652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.8%
2022	0.158 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2023	0.1451 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2024	0.1449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2025	0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.1%

Iran compared with similar countries

Iran's 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Iran's 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP 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
1993	+116.6%	0.3615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4662 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Iran

27 Tonga 0.2064 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Iraq 0.2043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
29 France 0.2012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
31 Bhutan 0.1882 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
32 Canada 0.1818 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Netherlands 0.1815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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)

All data for Iran →

Frequently asked questions

What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Iran?: Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Iran was 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 0.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Iran rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Iran ranks 30th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Government spending vs. GDP ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.