Iran, Islamic Rep. — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Iran, Islamic Rep., 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Iran, Islamic Rep. was -2.83% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 23.17% in 1982. The lowest was -21.60% in 1980 (about 7.6× the latest value).
Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 209 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Iran, Islamic Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 112% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 98%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 22 of 23 economies; Lebanon (-7.08%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5698% in 1976. That is 233% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1982.
World ranking. Slipped: 13th of 107 in 1961 → 17th of 119 in 1970 → 152nd of 152 in 1980 → 9th of 176 in 1990 → 55th of 199 in 2000 → 69th of 209 in 2010 → 8th of 209 in 2020 → 185th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.83% | -6.5 pp |
| 2024 | 3.66% | -1.7 pp |
| 2023 | 5.33% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 4.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 4.44% | +6.8 pp |
| 2019 | -2.36% | +1.4 pp |
| 2018 | -3.75% | -6.8 pp |
| 2017 | 3.03% | -5.8 pp |
| 2016 | 8.82% | +10.2 pp |
| 2015 | -1.42% | -6.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.98% | +6.5 pp |
| 2013 | -1.52% | +2.2 pp |
| 2012 | -3.75% | -6.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.65% | -3.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +4.8 pp |
| 2009 | 1.01% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 0.25% | -7.9 pp |
| 2007 | 8.16% | +3.2 pp |
| 2006 | 5% | +1.8 pp |
| 2005 | 3.19% | -1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.34% | -4.3 pp |
| 2003 | 8.64% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 8.08% | +5.7 pp |
| 2001 | 2.39% | -3.5 pp |
| 2000 | 5.85% | +3.8 pp |
| 1999 | 2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.08% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 1.35% | -5.0 pp |
| 1996 | 6.35% | +3.9 pp |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +4.1 pp |
| 1994 | -1.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | -1.47% | -4.8 pp |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -9.4 pp |
| 1991 | 12.72% | -0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 13.59% | +7.5 pp |
| 1989 | 6.13% | +12.2 pp |
| 1988 | -6.08% | -5.9 pp |
| 1987 | -0.17% | +9.6 pp |
| 1986 | -9.78% | -11.7 pp |
| 1985 | 1.87% | +9.0 pp |
| 1984 | -7.14% | -18.2 pp |
| 1983 | 11.09% | -12.1 pp |
| 1982 | 23.17% | +28.9 pp |
| 1981 | -5.7% | +15.9 pp |
| 1980 | -21.6% | -9.6 pp |
| 1979 | -12.02% | +0.8 pp |
| 1978 | -12.84% | -10.1 pp |
| 1977 | -2.77% | -21.0 pp |
| 1976 | 18.26% | +18.6 pp |
| 1975 | -0.33% | -6.1 pp |
| 1974 | 5.8% | -1.6 pp |
| 1973 | 7.44% | -7.1 pp |
| 1972 | 14.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +2.8 pp |
| 1970 | 10.93% | -4.6 pp |
| 1969 | 15.52% | +1.1 pp |
| 1968 | 14.4% | +3.2 pp |
| 1967 | 11.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 11.5% | -5.5 pp |
| 1965 | 17.04% | +8.6 pp |
| 1964 | 8.48% | +1.4 pp |
| 1963 | 7.04% | -0.9 pp |
| 1962 | 7.91% | -2.5 pp |
| 1961 | 10.39% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Iran, Islamic Rep.’s GDP growth in 1962?
7.91% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Iran, Islamic Rep.’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -127.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -2.83%; 2024: 3.66%; 2023: 5.33%; 2022: 4.35%; 2021: 4.13%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.