Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 44.15 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1996–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 44.15 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 47.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.18, in 2013.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 29.34 | — |
| 1997 | 30.88 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 29.63 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 22.22 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 18.15 | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 20.98 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 23.38 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 21.95 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 21.07 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 18.33 | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 15.21 | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 13.47 | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 10.56 | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 11.49 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 12.77 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 10.62 | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 11.75 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 10.18 | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 10.9 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 32.07 | +194.1% |
| 2016 | 45.94 | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 43.18 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 41.59 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 44.62 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 47.1 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 39.91 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 34.45 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 29.64 | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 31.23 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 37.28 | +19.4% |
| 2026 | 37.25 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 38.17 | +2.5% |
| 2028 | 39.75 | +4.1% |
| 2029 | 41.55 | +4.5% |
| 2030 | 42.97 | +3.4% |
| 2031 | 44.15 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.02 | 22.22 | 30.88 | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.46 | 10.56 | 23.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.36 | 10.18 | 45.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.63 | 29.64 | 47.1 | 10 |
| 2030s | 43.56 | 42.97 | 44.15 | 2 |
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More external debt data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -3.08 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 9.1% (2000)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -463.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 6.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 323.49 million DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 44.15 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 in 2013.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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