Iran Government Debt: % of GDP

1998 - 2022 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Iran Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Iran Government debt accounted for 8.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2022, compared with the ratio of 9.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Iran government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1998 to Mar 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 20.2 % in Mar 1999 and a record low of 5.6 % in Sep 2008.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. Government Debt is calculated as a sum of Debt to the Central Bank and Debt to Other Banks. The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran provides Government Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 429.4 USD bn in Mar 2022.
  • View Iran's Government Debt: % of GDP from Mar 1998 to Mar 2022 in the chart:

    Iran Government Debt: % of GDP

    What was Iran's Government Debt: % of GDP in Mar 2022?

    Iran Government debt accounted for 8.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2022, compared with the ratio of 9.6 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

    Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
    8.8 Mar 2022 9.6 Dec 2021 5.6 Sep 2008 20.2 Mar 1999 % quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2022

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    country/region Last Frequency Range
    Albania (%) 62.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2022
    Algeria (%) 62.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
    Argentina (%) 75.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2022
    Armenia (%) 50.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2022
    Australia (%) 47.7 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
    Austria (%) 81.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Azerbaijan (%) 6.4 2010 yearly 2008 - 2010
    Bahrain (%) 84.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
    Bangladesh (%) 20.6 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
    Belarus (%) 36.7 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
    Belgium (%) 106.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2022
    Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
    Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.4 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
    Botswana (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
    Brazil (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
    Bulgaria (%) 23.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
    Cambodia (%) 35.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
    Canada (%) 71.3 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
    Chile (%) 37.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
    China (%) 20.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
    Colombia (%) 61.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
    Croatia (%) 9.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
    Cyprus (%) 86.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
    Czech Republic (%) 45.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Denmark (%) 30.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Ecuador (%) 63.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
    Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
    Estonia (%) 15.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    European Union (%) 85.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Finland (%) 71.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    France (%) 113.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
    Georgia (%) 39.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
    Germany (%) 66.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Ghana (%) 80.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
    Greece (%) 175.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
    Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 47.6 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Hungary (%) 70.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2022
    Iceland (%) 74.7 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    India (%) 55.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
    Indonesia (%) 39.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2022
    Iran (%) 8.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2022
    Ireland (%) 49.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Israel (%) 67.1 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Italy (%) 144.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
    Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
    Japan (%) 225.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2022
    Jordan (%) 88.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
    Kazakhstan (%) 21.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
    Kenya (%) 66.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2022
    South Korea (%) 48.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2022
    Kosovo (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
    Kuwait (%) 3.2 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
    Kyrgyzstan (%) 50.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
    Latvia (%) 40.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
    Lithuania (%) 37.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Luxembourg (%) 24.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2022
    North Macedonia (%) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022
    Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
    Malaysia (%) 60.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
    Malta (%) 53.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2022
    Mauritius (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2022
    Mexico (%) 51.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
    Moldova (%) 32.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
    Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
    Montenegro (%) 71.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
    Morocco (%) 68.9 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
    Nepal (%) 27.2 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
    Netherlands (%) 49.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
    New Zealand (%) 34.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2022
    Nigeria (%) 20.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
    Norway (%) 42.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Oman (%) 61.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
    Pakistan (%) 69.1 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
    Palestinian Territory (%) 75.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
    Panama (%) 62.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
    Paraguay (%) 31.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2022
    Peru (%) 34.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
    Philippines (%) 60.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
    Poland (%) 50.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2022
    Portugal (%) 113.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
    Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
    Romania (%) 47.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2022
    Russia (%) 13.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2022
    Saudi Arabia (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2022
    Serbia (%) 55.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2022
    Singapore (%) 167.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
    Slovakia (%) 58.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
    Slovenia (%) 72.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
    South Africa (%) 71.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1960 - Dec 2022
    Spain (%) 115.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
    Sri Lanka (%) 111.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
    Sweden (%) 32.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
    Switzerland (%) 25.1 2026 yearly 1990 - 2026
    Taiwan (%) 30.1 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
    Tajikistan (%) 39.2 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
    Thailand (%) 53.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
    Tunisia (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
    Turkey (%) 34.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2022
    Ukraine (%) 43.3 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2021

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    Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
    Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.8 Mar 2019 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2019
    Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,054.478 Mar 2020 quarterly Jun 2005 - Mar 2020
    Tax Revenue (USD mn) 38,295.238 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
    Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.9 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
    Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 8.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2022
    Forecast: Government Expenditure (IRR bn) 60,979,884.610 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
    Forecast: Government Net Debt (IRR bn) 136,419,748.840 2028 yearly 1997 - 2028
    Forecast: Government Revenue (IRR bn) 33,205,756.200 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
    Govt Revenues excl Special Rev: Tax: on Goods & Services: Value Added (IRR bn) 388,100.000 2020 yearly 2009 - 2020
    Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
    Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.562 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
    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) 590,209.273 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Exports: Medicament (USD th) 82,635.539 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 89,550.629 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Total Imports (USD mn) 52,996.3 2022 yearly 1979 - 2022
    Total Imports Growth (%) 36.3 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
    Imports: Medicament (USD th) 943,182.125 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 691,833.699 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.102 Nov 2022 monthly Feb 2016 - Nov 2022
    Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3.629 Nov 2022 monthly May 2001 - Nov 2022
    Total Exports to China (USD mn) 308.159 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1990 - Nov 2022
    Total Imports from China (USD mn) 645.445 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2022
    Exports (USD mn) 48,440.312 2022 yearly 1979 - 2022
    Exports: Industrial Goods (IG) (USD mn) 33,233.350 2019 yearly 1979 - 2019
    Exports: IG: Plastic Materials and Their Products (USD mn) 5,639.000 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
    Exports: Iraq (USD mn) 7,448.430 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Exports: China (USD mn) 9,077.120 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Exports: Germany (USD mn) 233.060 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Exports: Russia (USD mn) 504.580 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Exports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 4,661.620 2021 yearly 1995 - 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: Machinery and Transportation Vehicles (MT) (USD mn) 13,616.510 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
    Imports: Chemicals (USD mn) 6,212.880 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
    Imports: Mineral Products, Fuels, Industrial Oils and Grease (MP) (USD mn) 487.690 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
    Imports: Natural Gas (Cub m bn) 0.300 2021 yearly 1974 - 2021
    Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 9,757.790 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Imports: Turkey (USD mn) 4,400.090 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Imports: Russia (USD mn) 1,070.260 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Imports: Germany (USD mn) 1,851.170 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
    Imports: China (USD mn) 9,843.010 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) 11,143.6 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
    Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.7 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
    Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,224.0 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
    Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
    Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 164.500 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
    External Debt (USD mn) 9,142.1 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
    External Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
    External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,966.2 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
    External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
    Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 6.461 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
    BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 3,235.800 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -5,359.387 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
    BoP: CA: Income (USD mn) -494.657 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
    BoP: CA: Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,147.800 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 996.600 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    BoP: CA: Income: Debit (USD mn) 1,747.100 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -5,969.000 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
    BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
    BoP: CA: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -914.937 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
    BoP: CA: Current Transfers (USD mn) 654.500 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) 342.100 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    Monetary Last Frequency Range
    Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 7.1 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2021
    Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 321,502.381 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2022
    Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,382,580.952 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2022
    M2 Growth (%) 34.5 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2022
    Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 10.0 Feb 2023 monthly Mar 2008 - Feb 2023
    Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,130,002.381 2021 yearly 1973 - 2021
    Total Deposits Growth (%) 39.5 2021 yearly 1974 - 2021
    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) 7,276,000.000 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2022
    Money Supply: M2: M1 (IRR bn) 13,503,100.000 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2022
    Money Supply: M2: Quasi Money (IRR bn) 44,565,300.000 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2022

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