Real GDP growth in Iran
Real GDP in Iran changed by -2.8% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Iran, 2025
-2.8%
Change from 2024
−6.5percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
185th of 186
Real GDP growth in Iran over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.8% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -2.4% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | -3.7% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | -1.4% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | -1.5% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | -3.7% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6.5 percentage points from 3.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -1.4%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 185th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
GDP in US dollars
US$362.7 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$3,924 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$16,834 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$4,650 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
47.1%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
41.8%
2025 · World Bank