Iran's gross debt / gdp rose from 29.3 % in 1996 to 37.3 % in 2025.
Iran · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 13 with data
Iran's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 2.5 % in 1980 to 0.6 % in 2009.
Iran's external debt stocks (% of gni) fell from 22.6 % in 1995 to 2.2 % in 2024.
Iran's fiscal balance fell from -0.7 % in 1996 to -5.7 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenuedown −1.1 pts59th of 123*
- Central gov. expenseup +1.4 pts84th of 122*
- Gov. revenuedown −5.5 pts95th of 97
- Gov. expendituredown −2.5 pts93rd of 97
- Tax revenueup +1.2 pts120th of 124*
- Military spendingdown −0.3 pts56th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)up +6.8 %33rd of 151
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- Health spendingup +0.4 pts103rd of 192
- Education spendingup +0.2 pts88th of 121
›No data available (5)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Iran.
- Debt / GDPNo data
- Social spendingNo data
- Government effectiveness (WGI estimate)No data
- Control of corruption (WGI estimate)No data
- Rule of law (WGI estimate)No data