Services, value added (% of GDP) in Iran
Iran: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 47.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Iran, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Iran 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 peaked at 58.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1974.
Iran ranks 162nd of 206 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 (% of GDP) in Iran, 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% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 47.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 47.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.9%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Iran?
- Services, value added in Iran was 47.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1974.
- How does Iran rank for services, value added?
- Iran ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.