Iran Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1997 - 2021 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Iran Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Iran Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a growth equal to 0.1 % in the previous year.
- Iran Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1997 to Dec 2021.
- The data reached an all-time high of 2.9 % in Dec 2002 and a record low 0.0 % in Dec 1999.
CEIC calculates annual Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Foreign Direct Investment and annual Nominal GDP. CEIC shifts year-end for Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. The Statistical Center of Iran provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Central Bank of The Islamic Republic of Iran average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Nominal GDP prior to 2006 is based on SNA 1993 and sourced from the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Foreign Direct Investment and Nominal GDP are reported in annual frequency, ending in March of each year.
Related information about Iran Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Iran, Current Account recorded a surplus of 13.2 USD bn in Mar 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 838.3 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Iran Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 328.0 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 45.6 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 119.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View Iran's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 1997 to 2021 in the chart:
What was Iran's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2021?
Iran Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a growth equal to 0.1 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 2021 | 0.1 2020 | 0.0 1999 | 2.9 2002 | % | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 5.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.4 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -16.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | -0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 4.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -0.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 5.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 0.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 3.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 2.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -9.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | -0.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | -2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 6.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 35.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -72.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| India (%) | 1.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | -21.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 3.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 4.4 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 5.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 8.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -86.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1982 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 6.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 80.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 57.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 10.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 6.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 2.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 15.4 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 4.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | -3.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 1.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 0.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 11.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | -4.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 3.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | -0.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 1.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 24.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -13,054.476 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Mar 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 206,414.286 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 4.9 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 5.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (IRR bn) | 176,200,186.125 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (IRR bn) | 493,028,884.544 2031 | yearly | 1997 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (IRR bn) | 134,024,927.122 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Govt Revenues excl Special Rev: Tax: on Goods & Services: Value Added (IRR bn) | 1,894,300.000 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | -0.334 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 43,142.0 2024 | yearly | 1948 - 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 112,556.0 2024 | yearly | 1948 - 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 15.6 2024 | yearly | 1949 - 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,058,279.593 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 138,574.204 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 178,417.798 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 72,375.4 2025 | yearly | 1979 - 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 8.2 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 920,302.681 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,710,932.641 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 0.001 Jul 2025 | monthly | Feb 2016 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 17.346 Jul 2025 | monthly | May 2001 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 259.581 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 766.830 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jul 2025 |
| Exports: IG: Plastic Materials and Their Products (USD mn) | 4,674.000 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Exports: Industrial Goods (IG) (USD mn) | 41,892.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals (USD mn) | 8,538.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Miscellaneous Finished Products (MF) (USD mn) | 2,681.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Foodstuffs and Live Animals (FA) (USD mn) | 11,579.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transportation Vehicles (MT) (USD mn) | 25,600.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Products, Fuels, Industrial Oils and Grease (MP) (USD mn) | 1,156.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Exports (USD mn) | 54,139.404 2023 | yearly | 1979 - 2023 |
| Exports: Iraq (USD mn) | 10,282.049 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 6,203.283 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Germany (USD mn) | 160.754 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: China (USD mn) | 14,733.093 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Russia (USD mn) | 751.406 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Natural Gas (Cub m bn) | 0.300 2021 | yearly | 1974 - 2021 |
| Imports: China (USD mn) | 15,830.236 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Germany (USD mn) | 2,023.231 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Turkey (USD mn) | 6,136.800 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 18,542.087 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Russia (USD mn) | 1,581.841 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 101.950 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 108.993 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 11.1 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - May 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 44,099.897 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 184,061.782 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 32.4 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 May 2024 | monthly | Mar 2008 - May 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 422,314.955 2023 | yearly | 1973 - 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 17.3 2023 | yearly | 1974 - 2023 |
| 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: M2: M1 (IRR bn) | 25,072,000.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Money Supply: M2: Quasi Money (IRR bn) | 74,348,100.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Money Supply: Monetary Base (IRR bn) | 12,729,400.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
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