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General profile: Iran (Islamic Republic of)

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
90.609 Millions
..
419 787 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 622 500 km²
41.50 %
3.09 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-0.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
56 252
101 316
70 275
97 357
Merchandise imports
40 041
65 404
44 937
66 058
Merchandise trade balance
16 211
35 912
25 338
31 299
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %43 %43 %29 %29 %7 %7 %19 %19 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
25 67919 1467 0565 6233 36725 67919 1467 0565 6233 367
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
4 999
8 853
11 085
(e) 11 715
Services imports
(e) 10 841
18 893
15 870
(e) 20 586
Services trade balance
(e) -5 842
-10 040
-4 785
(e) -8 871
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
46.5
43.7
35.5
-
Travel
15.8
27.5
39.6
-
Other services
(e) 37.6
28.8
25.0
-
TRADE INDICES
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1121179369941451331081001251131361591401201541361241121321109511011710391100134138136134118100131118114
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
228 899
523 804
417 210
419 787
GDP per capita, current US$
3 187
6 766
5 050
4 633
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.30
6.94
-1.42
3.09
Current account balance, % of GDP
6.72
5.26
0.30
-
Exchange rate (/US$)
8 963.959
10 254.176
29 011.491
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
44.014.040.026.824.844.014.040.026.824.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
2 889.19
3 648.97
2 050.00
1 422.33
FDI outflows
414.56
238.96
119.69
86.67
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.45
0.23
0.32
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 257.51 510.21 330.01 330.01 330.01 330.01 330.01 330.01 330.01 330.01 330.01 330.01 181.01 072.01 115.01 115.01 032.01 032.01 032.01 178.0851.0682.0536.01 4221 5001 4251 3421 5082 3735 0193 3722 0502 1053 0504 6624 2773 6492 9831 9802 0182 3182 8893 0372 8773 519408194FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
(e) 6.69
5.21
0.14
(e) 2.35
Balance, % of imports
(e) 28.22
28.92
0.77
(e) 8.96
Normalized balance
(e) 0.124
0.126
0.004
(e) 0.043
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
55544533475839373540322939414246495354
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 77%Urban 77%Rural 23%Rural 23%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.910 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
9 114
1 333
4 613
20 724
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
-
-
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.03
0.04
0.07
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.57
3.63
6.13
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024