Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP) was 0.7624 in 2031. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.7624 for gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) in 2031. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.59 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7624, in 2031.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.3 | — |
| 1981 | 1.2 | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 1.47 | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 1.59 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.41 | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 1.39 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.21 | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 1.17 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.05 | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.18 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 1.29 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.16 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.14 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.19 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.17 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.19 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.13 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9946 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8625 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9458 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8945 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9004 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9186 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9212 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8775 | -4.8% |
| 2026 | 0.8005 | -8.8% |
| 2027 | 0.8007 | +0.0% |
| 2028 | 0.7873 | -1.7% |
| 2029 | 0.7772 | -1.3% |
| 2030 | 0.7698 | -1.0% |
| 2031 | 0.7624 | -1.0% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.7624 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1717, 4.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.29 | 1.05 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.8625 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8624 | 0.7772 | 0.9458 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.7661 | 0.7624 | 0.7698 | 2 |
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- 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 gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.7624 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 in 1983.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7624 in 2031.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, percent of world GDP, Percent, ICP benchmarks 2017-2021 (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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