Gross domestic savings in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross domestic savings was 33.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 33.0%.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 49.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1960.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 1961 | 9.7% | +26.9% |
| 1962 | 11.8% | +21.5% |
| 1963 | 13.0% | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 17.1% | +32.4% |
| 1965 | 21.5% | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 21.5% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 27.5% | +28.3% |
| 1969 | 25.3% | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 24.9% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 29.9% | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 38.3% | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 30.6% | -27.4% |
| 1976 | 40.7% | +32.9% |
| 1977 | 37.5% | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | -29.5% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | -23.5% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | -32.1% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | +35.8% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | +28.3% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -40.9% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +66.6% |
| 1990 | 21.3% | +29.1% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | +28.4% |
| 1992 | 29.0% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 7.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.4% | 24.9% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 9.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 21.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 36.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 31.0% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 33.0% | 45.0% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 255.12 % change on previous year (1982)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1982)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 128.78 current US$ per person (1982)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -22.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1329 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 521.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 27.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 98,702 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Gross domestic savings in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 33.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1960.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gross domestic savings?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.