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 0.1 % 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 and Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of The Islamic Republic of Iran average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. 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 11.1 USD bn in Mar 2022.
  • 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 Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 1997 to 2021 in the chart:

Iran Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Iran's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2021?

Iran Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.1 % 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
0.1 2021 0.1 2020 0.0 1999 2.9 2002 % yearly 1997 - 2021

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) 3.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) 4.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Australia (%) 3.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (%) -14.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Belarus (%) -0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) 2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 12.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 8.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
China (%) 0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 3.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 6.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Cyprus (%) 11.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2023
Estonia (%) 22.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
France (%) 2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 6.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Germany (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 2.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Greece (%) 2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 23.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Hungary (%) 6.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 5.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Japan (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Jordan (%) 1.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) 0.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
South Korea (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 9.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 4.1 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Latvia (%) 3.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 2.5 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) -63.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 12.0 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
North Macedonia (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 47.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) 69.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 2.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (%) 11.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 3.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 1.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) 33.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 0.6 Sep 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
Nepal (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Netherlands (%) -11.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) 1.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 4.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Pakistan (%) 0.5 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) -0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Paraguay (%) -0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 0.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Poland (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) -0.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) 3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 0.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Serbia (%) 5.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Singapore (%) 42.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -1.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) 1.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) -1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 1.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (%) 6.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 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: IG: Plastic Materials and Their Products (USD mn) 4,333.000 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Exports: Industrial Goods (IG) (USD mn) 34,704.000 2020 yearly 1979 - 2020
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 233.060 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Iraq (USD mn) 7,448.430 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports (USD mn) 54,139.404 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Exports: Russia (USD mn) 504.580 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: China (USD mn) 9,077.120 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: Debit (USD mn) 1,770.800 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
BoP: CA: Current Transfers (USD mn) -297.584 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 4,897.120 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 1,540.830 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,147.800 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
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: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) 387.400 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
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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