External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 19.8%
World rank
122nd
of 122 countries
All-time high
0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1994
All-time low
0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2024

00.050.10.150.21980200220241980: 0.049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.091 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.158 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.073 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.018 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.006 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 122nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980 to 2024.
Year DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1981 0.0388 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.7%
1982 0.0278 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -28.4%
1983 0.0188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -32.4%
1984 0.0151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.5%
1985 0.0131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.5%
1986 0.0114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.0%
1987 0.0171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +49.9%
1988 0.0168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1989 0.0155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.6%
1990 0.0144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.0%
1991 0.016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.6%
1992 0.0148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.4%
1993 0.0908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +514.2%
1994 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +131.1%
1995 0.158 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -24.7%
1996 0.0991 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -37.3%
1997 0.0732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.1%
1998 0.0711 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1999 0.0509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -28.5%
2000 0.0438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.8%
2001 0.0419 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2002 0.0507 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.9%
2003 0.0598 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.8%
2004 0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.1%
2005 0.046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.2%
2006 0.0415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2007 0.0302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.3%
2008 0.0223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.2%
2009 0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.8%
2010 0.0122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -33.2%
2011 0.0076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -38.3%
2012 0.0068 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
2013 0.0081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.6%
2014 0.0072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2015 0.006 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2016 0.0017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -71.3%
2017 0.0012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -33.1%
2018 0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.1%
2019 0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2020 0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +40.2%
2021 0.0008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.3%
2022 0.0009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.0%
2023 0.0008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2024 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.8%

Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2748 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Iran, Islamic Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +514.2% 0.0148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1994 +131.1% 0.0908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0598 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 119 China 0.0269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 120 Haiti 0.0103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 121 Algeria 0.0032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 122nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,289 data points, 1970–2024
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External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.