Industry (including construction), value added in Iran
Iran: Industry (including construction), value added was -4.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Iran, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Iran recorded -4.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is down 270.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Iran peaked at 63.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -47.1%, in 1980.
Iran ranks 186th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.4% | 8.3% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | -21.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | -47.1% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | -3.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | -0.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -13.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | -4.8% | 12.0% | 6 |
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- 183 San Marino -4.5% compare
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- 187 Luxembourg -4.8% compare
- 188 Hong Kong -5.0% compare
- 189 Haiti -5.1% 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 industry (including construction), value added in Iran?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Iran was -4.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.1% in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Iran ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.