Iran

Economy

• GDP

  : 362.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 3924 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : -2.8 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 1.82 T$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 19699 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.26 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 42.2 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 8.3 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 21.9 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 25.8 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 34.5 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -31.7 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 11.4 % (2000)

• Total reserves

  : 7.7 B$ (1982)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 0.3 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 2.5 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 10.6 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 39.6 % (2025)

• Services

  : 47.1 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.5 % (2004)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 92.4 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.9 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 116 786 (2025)

• Population density

  : 55.8 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 77.9 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.68 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 12.6 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 4.75 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 77.4 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 22.6 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 29.5 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.0 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 44.4 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.2 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 3.5 M (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.8 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 6.0 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 35.9 (2023)

• Internet users

  : 85.3 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 174.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 97.9 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 10 $ (2023)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 28.2 % (2023)

• Primary school completion

  : 96.7 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 10.8 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 432.1 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 83.6 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 17.0 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 650 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 2.0 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 123.0 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 1.34 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 9.05 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 7.79 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 0.9 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 4.2 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 3 399 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 6.6 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 29.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 84.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 18.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.2 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 89.5 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 3.3 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 1.9 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.2 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.3 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 10.4 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 955.2 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 37.7 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 80.5 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 38.3 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 10 752 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 98.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 11.3 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 16.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 13.9 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 25.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 30.8 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 9.0 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 11.9 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 81.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 1.81 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.85 (2019)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 25.8 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 19.6 % (2009)

• Fiscal balance

  : 0.5 % (2009)

• General government debt

  : 34.1 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -3.1 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.15 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.71 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 2.38 (2014)

• Political stability

  : -1.58 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.23 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.51 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.55 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 28.8 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 0.60 (2020)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 60.3 % (2016)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 1.4 B$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 53.7 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 37.9 % (2000)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 5.15 (2025)