Iran Government Debt: % of GDP
1998 - 2021 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Iran Government Debt: % of GDP
- Iran Government debt accounted for 9.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 11.5 % in the previous quarter.
- Iran government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1998 to Dec 2021.
- 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.
View Iran's Government Debt: % of GDP from Mar 1998 to Dec 2021 in the chart:
What was Iran's Government Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2021?
Iran Government debt accounted for 9.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 11.5 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 Dec 2021 | 11.5 Sep 2021 | 5.6 Sep 2008 | 20.2 Mar 1999 | % | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2021 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 70.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| Algeria (%) | 36.4 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 80.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2021 |
| Armenia (%) | 63.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2021 |
| Australia (%) | 48.0 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Austria (%) | 82.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 6.4 2010 | yearly | 2008 - 2010 |
| Bahrain (%) | 95.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 19.2 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Belarus (%) | 36.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 108.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2021 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 26.3 2020 | yearly | 2007 - 2020 |
| Botswana (%) | 15.3 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Dec 2019 |
| Brazil (%) | 78.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 25.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Cambodia (%) | 35.2 2021 | yearly | 2013 - 2021 |
| Canada (%) | 73.8 2021 | yearly | 1962 - 2021 |
| Chile (%) | 35.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| China (%) | 20.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2021 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2021 |
| Croatia (%) | 79.6 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2021 |
| Cyprus (%) | 103.6 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 41.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Denmark (%) | 36.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Ecuador (%) | 61.9 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2021 |
| Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 18.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| European Union (%) | 88.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Finland (%) | 65.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| France (%) | 112.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2021 |
| Georgia (%) | 47.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Germany (%) | 69.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Ghana (%) | 80.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Greece (%) | 193.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 46.1 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Hungary (%) | 75.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | 75.0 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| India (%) | 56.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2021 |
| Indonesia (%) | 40.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Mar 2022 |
| Iran (%) | 9.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 56.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Israel (%) | 67.1 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Italy (%) | 152.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 229.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2022 |
| Jordan (%) | 89.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 24.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2021 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| South Korea (%) | 45.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Kosovo (%) | 23.3 2021 | yearly | 2009 - 2021 |
| Kuwait (%) | 3.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 61.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2022 |
| Latvia (%) | 44.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Lebanon (%) | 171.0 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 44.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 24.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2021 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 50.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2022 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 63.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Mar 2022 |
| Malta (%) | 56.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Mauritius (%) | 79.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Mexico (%) | 52.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2022 |
| Moldova (%) | 31.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Montenegro (%) | 80.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Mar 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 68.9 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 27.2 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 52.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 33.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Nigeria (%) | 20.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| Norway (%) | 43.2 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Oman (%) | 65.9 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) | 73.5 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 79.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| Panama (%) | 64.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Mar 2022 |
| Paraguay (%) | 31.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2021 |
| Peru (%) | 33.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2022 |
| Poland (%) | 52.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Portugal (%) | 127.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 48.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Russia (%) | 15.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Mar 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 30.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2021 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Singapore (%) | 160.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2022 |
| Slovakia (%) | 63.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Slovenia (%) | 74.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| South Africa (%) | 67.4 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Mar 2022 |
| Spain (%) | 117.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 99.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 35.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Switzerland (%) | 24.7 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Taiwan (%) | 32.6 2020 | yearly | 1996 - 2020 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 39.2 2020 | yearly | 1999 - 2020 |
| Thailand (%) | 53.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| Tunisia (%) | 79.7 Dec 2021 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Turkey (%) | 42.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Ukraine (%) | 43.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 102.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - 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 (%) | 5.8 2019 | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 9.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (IRR bn) | 48,431,375.310 2028 | yearly | 1991 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (IRR bn) | 118,430,357.100 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (IRR bn) | 25,244,384.530 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 (%) | 1.488 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 8,159.0 2020 | yearly | 1948 - 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 72,345.0 2021 | yearly | 1948 - 2021 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 54.2 2021 | yearly | 1949 - 2021 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 271,041.046 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 93,182.428 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 81,467.770 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 38,893.0 2021 | yearly | 1979 - 2021 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -11.7 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 820,884.757 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 579,502.354 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 0.094 Feb 2022 | monthly | Feb 2016 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1.534 Feb 2022 | monthly | May 2001 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 480.389 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 334.263 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2022 |
| Exports (USD mn) | 34,861.000 2021 | yearly | 1979 - 2021 |
| 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: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 4,661.620 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Germany (USD mn) | 233.060 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Russia (USD mn) | 504.580 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 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: Foodstuffs and Live Animals (FA) (USD mn) | 7,670.380 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: Natural Gas (Cub m bn) | 0.300 2021 | yearly | 1974 - 2021 |
| Imports: Russia (USD mn) | 1,070.260 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 9,757.790 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 |
| Imports: Turkey (USD mn) | 4,400.090 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 7.1 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 218,152.381 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,100,959.524 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 39.7 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Feb 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2008 - May 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 810,159.524 2020 | yearly | 1973 - 2020 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 41.1 2020 | yearly | 1974 - 2020 |
| 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 (%) | 66.06 2016 | yearly | 1961 - 2016 |
| Money Supply: Monetary Base (IRR bn) | 5,807,500.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply: M2: Quasi Money (IRR bn) | 37,077,900.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply: M2: M1 (IRR bn) | 9,162,400.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2022 |
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