GDP growth in Iran
Iran: GDP growth was -2.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Iran, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Iran stood at -2.8%.
That represents a change of down 177.1% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Iran peaked at 23.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -21.6%, in 1980.
That places Iran 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 7.0% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -12.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8% | -21.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | -1.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 0.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -3.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -2.8% | 5.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 207 Isle of Man -2.0% compare
- 208 Iraq -2.2% compare
- 209 Haiti -2.7% compare
- 211 Equatorial Guinea -5.8% compare
- 212 Lebanon -7.1% compare
- 213 South Sudan -10.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Iran
- DEC alternative conversion factor 742,604 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 24.25 trillion current LCU (2015)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 819.70 million current US$ (2015)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7,193.77 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.88 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -588.87 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -792.98 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 2.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,650 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 268,740.00 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Iran?
- Gdp growth in Iran was -2.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.6% in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for gdp growth?
- Iran ranks 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.