Iran External Debt

1994 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Key information about Iran External Debt

  • Iran External Debt reached 6.3 USD bn in Mar 2023, compared with 8.7 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Iran External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Mar 1994 to Mar 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 28.6 USD bn in Mar 2008 and a record low of 6.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran provides annual External Debt in USD. The fiscal year is from April 1st to March 31st.


Related information about Iran External Debt
  • In the latest reports of Iran, Current Account recorded a surplus of 14.2 USD bn in Mar 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 838.3 USD mn in Dec 2021.
  • Iran Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 156.0 USD mn in Dec 2018.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 45.6 USD mn in Dec 2021.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 429.4 USD bn in Mar 2022.

View Iran's External Debt from 1994 to 2023 in the chart:

Iran External Debt

What was Iran's External Debt in 2023?

Iran External Debt reached 6.3 USD bn in Mar 2023, compared with 8.7 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6,281.7 2023 8,675.0 2022 6,281.7 2023 28,647.1 2008 USD mn yearly 1994 - 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 10,736.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Algeria (USD mn) 3,838.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 283,516.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 6,501.4 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Australia (USD mn) 1,958,183.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2023
Austria (USD mn) 744,396.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 8,135.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) 96,549.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 36,661.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Belgium (USD mn) 1,473,984.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 15,544.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 5,020.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 575,357.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (USD mn) 49,855.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 22,408.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Canada (USD mn) 2,912,639.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Chile (USD mn) 241,042.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
China (USD mn) 2,382,876.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 193,907.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 171,796.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (USD mn) 197,939.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 503,533.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 58,197.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Egypt (USD mn) 164,521.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2023
Estonia (USD mn) 35,445.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
European Union (USD mn) 16,979,574.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Finland (USD mn) 643,060.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2023
France (USD mn) 7,398,409.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 23,373.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Germany (USD mn) 6,385,258.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 29,185.2 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2022
Greece (USD mn) 585,514.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,839,204.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 285,598.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Iceland (USD mn) 21,783.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2023
India (USD mn) 635,324.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 407,106.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2023
Iran (USD mn) 6,281.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 3,147,735.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Israel (USD mn) 155,170.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Italy (USD mn) 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 29,752.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Japan (USD mn) 4,340,852.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 40,671.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 161,916.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 38,270.1 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 663,631.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 3,900.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 59,638.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 9,978.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Laos (USD mn) 10,234.8 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Latvia (USD mn) 43,625.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 34,577.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 50,744.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) 3,668,133.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 11,729.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Malawi (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 270,687.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Malta (USD mn) 200,913.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) 199,333.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 447,827.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2021
Moldova (USD mn) 9,763.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 34,569.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) 8,815.2 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Morocco (USD mn) 63,124.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 10,150.3 2020 yearly 1985 - 2020
Myanmar (USD mn) 12,529.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 9,585.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 3,927,042.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 204,491.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 41,594.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Norway (USD mn) 737,752.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 131,159.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,535.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,889.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 21,762.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Peru (USD mn) 102,172.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Philippines (USD mn) 118,833.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Poland (USD mn) 393,163.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 421,999.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (USD mn) 169,046.9 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (USD mn) 326,589.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 47,438.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 1,824,043.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) 125,358.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 60,664.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 156,096.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023
Spain (USD mn) 2,501,997.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 52,653.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
Sudan (USD mn) 62,400.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 1,029,251.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,315,096.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Taiwan (USD mn) 206,499.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2023
Tajikistan (USD mn) 6,089.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2015 - Sep 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 190,055.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Tunisia (USD mn) 40,844.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Turkey (USD mn) 482,639.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.3 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,054.478 Mar 2020 quarterly Jun 2005 - Mar 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 49,233.333 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.1 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 8.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (IRR bn) 88,375,352.640 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (IRR bn) 201,591,565.280 2029 yearly 1997 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (IRR bn) 49,697,235.080 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.334 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 22,668.0 2021 yearly 1948 - 2021
Total Exports (USD mn) 71,646.0 2021 yearly 1948 - 2021
Total Exports Growth (%) 52.7 2021 yearly 1949 - 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 960,124.146 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 74,489.339 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 118,020.140 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 59,655.0 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 12.6 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 983,181.900 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 737,849.362 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.064 Oct 2023 monthly Feb 2016 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3.102 Oct 2023 monthly May 2001 - Oct 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 381.980 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 669.354 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2023
Exports: Industrial Goods (IG) (USD mn) 34,704.000 2020 yearly 1979 - 2020
Exports: IG: Plastic Materials and Their Products (USD mn) 4,333.000 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Exports: Iraq (USD mn) 7,448.430 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 233.060 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: China (USD mn) 9,077.120 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports (USD mn) 54,139.404 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Exports: Russia (USD mn) 504.580 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Chemicals (USD mn) 6,212.880 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
Imports: Foodstuffs and Live Animals (FA) (USD mn) 7,670.380 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
Imports: Miscellaneous Finished Products (MF) (USD mn) 1,455.590 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
Imports: Mineral Products, Fuels, Industrial Oils and Grease (MP) (USD mn) 487.690 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
Imports: Machinery and Transportation Vehicles (MT) (USD mn) 13,616.510 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
Imports: Natural Gas (Cub m bn) 0.300 2021 yearly 1974 - 2021
Imports: China (USD mn) 9,843.010 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Germany (USD mn) 1,851.170 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Turkey (USD mn) 4,400.090 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 156.0 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 14,204.8 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 838.3 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 45.600 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
External Debt (USD mn) 6,281.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,792.1 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 12.060 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 22,246.787 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -6,691.163 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Income (USD mn) -1,053.243 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,147.800 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (USD mn) 1,770.800 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
BoP: CA: Current Transfers (USD mn) -297.584 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 1,540.830 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) 387.400 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -5,888.600 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
BoP: CA: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 4,897.120 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 7.2 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 426,504.762 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,690,266.667 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
M2 Growth (%) 26.9 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 10.0 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,479.779 2022 yearly 1973 - 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 31.0 2022 yearly 1974 - 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 276,897.2 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1964 - Feb 2017
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 25.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Total Loans (USD mn) 236,845.352 2016 yearly 1967 - 2016
Total Loans Growth (%) 23.00 2016 yearly 1968 - 2016
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 60.30 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
Money Supply: Monetary Base (IRR bn) 9,811,300.000 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: M2: M1 (IRR bn) 17,913,200.000 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: M2: Quasi Money (IRR bn) 53,078,000.000 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023

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