Industry (including construction), value added in Iran
Iran: Industry (including construction), value added was 39.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Iran, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Iran stood at 39.6%.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Iran peaked at 62.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1988.
Iran ranks 16th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.7% | — |
| 1961 | 27.8% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 29.5% | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 30.9% | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 35.2% | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 36.3% | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 38.5% | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 40.6% | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 43.1% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 53.6% | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 62.3% | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 56.7% | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 53.3% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 45.7% | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 35.2% | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 34.7% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 40.5% | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 34.4% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 30.6% | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 26.1% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | +25.5% |
| 1991 | 33.4% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.2% | 25.7% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 40.6% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 24.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 32.5% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 39.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 32.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 36.1% | 41.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
- 14 Bahrain 41.2% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 39.7% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 39.5% compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 39.1% compare
- 19 Indonesia 38.7% compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 215.22 million constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -16.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 37.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 294,374 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1.16 billion current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Iran?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Iran was 39.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1988.
- How does Iran rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Iran ranks 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.