Imports of goods and services in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Imports of goods and services was -13.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded -13.5% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is down 609.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 79.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -39.6%, in 1994.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 173rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -4.7% | — |
| 1962 | -7.6% | +61.3% |
| 1963 | -5.4% | -29.5% |
| 1964 | 40.3% | -847.7% |
| 1965 | 15.1% | -62.4% |
| 1966 | 13.7% | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 24.2% | +76.6% |
| 1968 | 20.2% | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 11.7% | -42.2% |
| 1970 | 7.7% | -33.8% |
| 1971 | 19.5% | +152.8% |
| 1972 | 16.3% | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 27.0% | +65.7% |
| 1974 | 79.7% | +195.1% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | -35.8% |
| 1976 | -2.2% | -104.3% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | -702.1% |
| 1978 | -30.3% | -327.0% |
| 1979 | -24.6% | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -108.1% |
| 1981 | -5.2% | -360.8% |
| 1982 | -10.8% | +106.0% |
| 1983 | 38.7% | -459.6% |
| 1984 | -31.3% | -180.7% |
| 1985 | -6.9% | -77.8% |
| 1986 | -12.9% | +86.3% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | -177.3% |
| 1988 | -14.9% | -248.9% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | -230.4% |
| 1990 | 32.2% | +65.9% |
| 1991 | 33.4% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | -9.4% | -128.1% |
| 1993 | -19.8% | +111.7% |
| 1994 | -39.6% | +99.7% |
| 1995 | -1.2% | -96.9% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -1525.9% |
| 1997 | -6.4% | -136.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -173.9% |
| 1999 | -6.1% | -230.1% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | -359.6% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -47.3% |
| 2005 | -1.5% | -115.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -377.4% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | -1.7% | -128.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -241.8% |
| 2011 | -9.3% | -496.9% |
| 2012 | -21.1% | +126.5% |
| 2013 | -18.3% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -107.9% |
| 2015 | -21.7% | -1604.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -127.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +108.4% |
| 2018 | -19.0% | -254.0% |
| 2019 | -24.2% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | -20.9% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -205.3% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -60.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -82.8% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +75.5% |
| 2025 | -13.5% | -609.1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's -13.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%. (48 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's -13.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.7%. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1604.7% | 1.4% | -21.7% |
| 1996 | +1525.9% | -1.2% | 17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | -7.6% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | -30.3% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.2% | -31.3% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | -39.6% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | -1.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.1% | -24.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -20.9% | 22.0% | 6 |
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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 imports of goods and services in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Imports of goods and services in Iran, Islamic Republic of was -13.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.6% in 1994.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for imports of goods and services?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.