Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Iran
Iran: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.2913 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Iran, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iran is 0.2913 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 442.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iran peaked at 0.2913 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Iran ranks 2nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Iran, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +21.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +39.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +62.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +32.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | +23.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 units per person | +37.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per person | +31.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | +47.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 units per person | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 units per person | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | +38.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 units per person | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 units per person | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0185 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0233 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0333 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0435 units per person | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0515 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0537 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.065 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0816 units per person | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0925 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1235 units per person | +33.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1413 units per person | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1382 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1569 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1801 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2192 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2913 units per person | +32.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.2913 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 3694.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.2913 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2291.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0537 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.149 units per person | 0.065 units per person | 0.2913 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3978 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iran?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iran was 0.2913 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2913 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Iran ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 442.2%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.