Manufacturing value added to gdp in Iran
Iran: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 20.59 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.59
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 202 countries
All-time high
23.44
in 2021
All-time low
7.47
in 1979
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Iran, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added to gdp in Iran is 20.59, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp in Iran peaked at 23.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.47, in 1979.
Iran ranks 16th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.54 | — |
| 1961 | 8.91 | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 9.96 | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 10.38 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 10.6 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 10.82 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 11.32 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 11.82 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 12 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 12.53 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 12.42 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 11.92 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 11.71 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 10.99 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 8.74 | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 9.11 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 9.42 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 9.2 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 8.83 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 7.47 | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 9.83 | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 10.57 | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 10.14 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 9.06 | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 9.47 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 8.88 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 9.16 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 10.24 | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 11.31 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 10.92 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 14.51 | +33.0% |
| 1991 | 15.95 | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 16.07 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.56 | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 15.51 | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 15.34 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.51 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 17.44 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 16.89 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 16.66 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 16.64 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.15 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1 | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 14.79 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.7 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 15.04 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.03 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.91 | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 12.97 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.27 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.78 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.79 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 16.38 | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 15.73 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.58 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.45 | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 13.32 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.14 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 16.23 | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 18.66 | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 22.87 | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 23.44 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 22.22 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 21.62 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 20.59 | -4.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 20.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.5, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 20.59 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.45, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.69 | 8.54 | 12.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.98 | 7.47 | 12.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.96 | 8.88 | 11.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.84 | 13.56 | 17.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.86 | 12.91 | 17.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 | 12.78 | 18.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.15 | 20.59 | 23.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 22.31 compare
- 14 Malaysia 22.1 compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 20.77 compare
- 17 Belarus 20.51 compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 20.46 compare
- 19 Haiti 20.2 compare
More economy & growth data for Iran
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -141.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 74.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3978 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 54.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Iran?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Iran was 20.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 23.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 in 1979.
- How does Iran rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Iran ranks 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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