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GDP growth in Iran

Is that economy growing or stalling?

Iran's gdp growth is -2.83 % — #126 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

-2.83%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in Iran over time

8.82 %2.53 %-3.75 %8.82 % · 2016-3.75 % · 20182000: 5.85 %2001: 2.39 %2002: 8.08 %2003: 8.64 %2004: 4.34 %2005: 3.19 %2006: 5.00 %2007: 8.16 %2008: 0.25 %2009: 1.01 %2010: 5.80 %2011: 2.65 %2012: -3.75 %2013: -1.52 %2014: 4.98 %2015: -1.42 %2016: 8.82 %2017: 3.03 %2018: -3.75 %2019: -2.36 %2020: 4.44 %2021: 4.13 %2022: 4.35 %2023: 5.33 %2024: 3.66 %2025: -2.83 %200020122025-2.83 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#126 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
1 %
1 of 127 countries
Latest move
▼ 6.49 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
11.64 pp
peak 8.82 % in 2016
Full series
▼ 8.67 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #35 of 36vs median 2.90 %: −5.73 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %Iran: ahead of 1 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthIran -2.83 % →-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. Iran is ahead of 1 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs Iran
123 Myanmar-2.01 %+0.81 pp
124 Iraq-2.16 %+0.67 pp
125 Haiti-2.71 %+0.11 pp
126 Iran-2.83 %—
127 Lebanon-7.08 %−4.25 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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