Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1995–2018
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.6% on the previous year and up 161.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -44.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +41.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +256.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +43.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +41.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -34.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +71.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 9 |
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More economy & growth data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,292 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -19.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,267 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.3% in 2018, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.