Tax revenue as share of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 7.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2009
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2009, tax revenue as share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 7.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 7.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2002.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +18.7% |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 89.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 130.68 % change on previous year (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 7.4% in 2009, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2002.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.