Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) in Iran
Iran: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) was 44.15 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Iran, 1996–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iran 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 peaked at 47.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.18, in 2013.
That places Iran 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 (9/26/2025) in Iran, 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% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 44.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.42, 81% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) in Iran 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +194.1% | 10.9 | 32.07 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More external debt data for Iran
- Net financial flows, IBRD -7.22 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Use of IMF credit 6.64 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 319.06 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 2.29 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 22.9% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -463.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Iran?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Iran was 44.15 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 in 2013.
- How does Iran rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Iran ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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