Tax revenue in Iran

Central government tax revenue in Iran was equal to 7.4% of GDP in 2009. The value for 2009 is the highest since 1999.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2009 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Iran is for 2009. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Iran, 2009 7.4% % of GDP
Change from 2008 +1.2percentage points 2008: 6.2%
World, 2009 13.1% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Iran over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period IranWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 – 13.7%
2019 – 13.8%
2018 – 13.9%
2017 – 14.2%
2016 – 13.9%
2015 – 14.0%
2014 – 14.0%
2013 – 14.0%
2012 – 13.8%
2011 – 13.7%
2010 – 13.3%
2009 7.4% 13.1%
2008 6.2% 14.3%
2007 5.9% 14.8%
2006 6.2% 14.5%
2005 6.7% 14.1%
2004 5.2% 14.5%
2003 5.2% 14.4%
2002 5.0% 14.6%
2001 5.7% –
2000 5.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 6.2% in 2008.
  • Since 1999, when it was 8.3%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2009 was 13.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2009 for Iran
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics