Human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran
Iran: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.799 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.799 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran peaked at 0.799 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.626, in 1990.
Iran ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6683 | 0.626 | 0.703 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7429 | 0.71 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7898 | 0.778 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.786 | 0.775 | 0.799 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 0.807 compare
- 73 Mauritius 0.806 compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.804 compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.798 compare
- 76 Thailand 0.798 compare
- 78 China 0.797 compare
More economy & growth data for Iran
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -8.73 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 42.17 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 5,617 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 20.59 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 519.15 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 5,617 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 742,604 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 24.25 trillion current LCU (2015)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 819.70 million current US$ (2015)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7,193.77 trillion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Iran was 0.799 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.799 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.626 in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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