Net primary income (Net income from abroad) in Iran
Iran: Net primary income (Net income from abroad) was -588.87 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) in Iran, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net primary income (net income from abroad) in Iran is -588.87 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 6,626.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net primary income (net income from abroad) in Iran peaked at 107.73 trillion current LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, -588.87 trillion current LCU, in 2025.
Iran ranks 206th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) in Iran, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -8.03 billion current LCU | — |
| 1961 | -8.58 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 1962 | -9.72 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 1963 | -10.87 billion current LCU | +11.9% |
| 1964 | -12.34 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 1965 | -15.45 billion current LCU | +25.2% |
| 1966 | -15.59 billion current LCU | +0.9% |
| 1967 | -18.60 billion current LCU | +19.3% |
| 1968 | -24.94 billion current LCU | +34.1% |
| 1969 | -29.80 billion current LCU | +19.5% |
| 1970 | -34.33 billion current LCU | +15.2% |
| 1971 | -40.06 billion current LCU | +16.7% |
| 1972 | -40.27 billion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | -43.96 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 1974 | -11.05 billion current LCU | -74.9% |
| 1975 | 1.53 billion current LCU | -113.9% |
| 1976 | -33.11 billion current LCU | -2260.1% |
| 1977 | -61.43 billion current LCU | +85.5% |
| 1978 | -80.96 billion current LCU | +31.8% |
| 1979 | 57.49 billion current LCU | -171.0% |
| 1980 | 62.80 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 71.40 billion current LCU | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 36.65 billion current LCU | -48.7% |
| 1983 | 55.49 billion current LCU | +51.4% |
| 1984 | 38.56 billion current LCU | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 7.46 billion current LCU | -80.7% |
| 1986 | 11.64 billion current LCU | +56.0% |
| 1987 | -9.61 billion current LCU | -182.6% |
| 1988 | -14.92 billion current LCU | +55.2% |
| 1989 | -16.01 billion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 1990 | -16.01 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.26 billion current LCU | -695.0% |
| 1992 | 39.08 billion current LCU | -59.0% |
| 1993 | 30.90 billion current LCU | -20.9% |
| 1994 | -633.99 billion current LCU | -2151.7% |
| 1995 | -1.00 trillion current LCU | +58.5% |
| 1996 | -1.24 trillion current LCU | +22.9% |
| 1997 | -686.74 billion current LCU | -44.4% |
| 1998 | -248.84 billion current LCU | -63.8% |
| 1999 | 1.14 trillion current LCU | -557.9% |
| 2000 | 1.13 trillion current LCU | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.73 trillion current LCU | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 2.88 trillion current LCU | +66.0% |
| 2003 | 2.36 trillion current LCU | -18.1% |
| 2004 | -2.66 trillion current LCU | -212.6% |
| 2005 | -3.67 trillion current LCU | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 trillion current LCU | -127.9% |
| 2007 | 8.86 trillion current LCU | +764.3% |
| 2008 | 12.78 trillion current LCU | +44.4% |
| 2009 | -1.21 trillion current LCU | -109.4% |
| 2010 | 817.82 billion current LCU | -167.7% |
| 2011 | 5.12 trillion current LCU | +525.9% |
| 2012 | 51.60 trillion current LCU | +908.1% |
| 2013 | 67.83 trillion current LCU | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 63.08 trillion current LCU | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.02 trillion current LCU | -85.7% |
| 2016 | 11.50 trillion current LCU | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 34.09 trillion current LCU | +196.6% |
| 2018 | 107.73 trillion current LCU | +216.0% |
| 2019 | 35.08 trillion current LCU | -67.4% |
| 2020 | 9.61 trillion current LCU | -72.6% |
| 2021 | -18.81 trillion current LCU | -295.8% |
| 2022 | -230.55 trillion current LCU | +1125.4% |
| 2023 | -316.44 trillion current LCU | +37.3% |
| 2024 | -546.94 trillion current LCU | +72.8% |
| 2025 | -588.87 trillion current LCU | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -15.39 billion current LCU | -29.80 billion current LCU | -8.03 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | -28.61 billion current LCU | -80.96 billion current LCU | 57.49 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.35 billion current LCU | -16.01 billion current LCU | 71.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -252.07 billion current LCU | -1.24 trillion current LCU | 1.14 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 trillion current LCU | -3.67 trillion current LCU | 12.78 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.59 trillion current LCU | 817.82 billion current LCU | 107.73 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | -282.00 trillion current LCU | -588.87 trillion current LCU | 9.61 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.5082 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,994 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 87,861 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 344.80 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -27.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net primary income (net income from abroad) in Iran?
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) in Iran was -588.87 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest net primary income (net income from abroad) recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 107.73 trillion current LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest net primary income (net income from abroad) recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -588.87 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- How does Iran rank for net primary income (net income from abroad)?
- Iran ranks 206th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net primary income (net income from abroad) rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6,626.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.