Services, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Services, value added was 47.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 47.1% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 58.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1974.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 161st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.5% | — |
| 1961 | 42.9% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 44.0% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 44.6% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 44.3% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 42.8% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 40.8% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 35.3% | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 32.6% | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 38.2% | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 37.4% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 52.6% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 46.5% | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 57.0% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 56.1% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.5% | 42.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.7% | 32.6% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 46.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 48.2% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 47.6% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 47.6% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 45.3% | 49.8% | 6 |
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- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,617 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 216,571 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 849.91 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -39.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Services, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 47.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1974.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for services, value added?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 161st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.