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Iran Trade Balance

1950 - 2015 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

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Iran's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 20.5 USD bn in Dec 2015, compared with a surplus of 35.2 USD bn in the previous year. Iran's Trade Balance data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1950 to Dec 2015, with an averaged value of 535.3 USD mn. The data reached an all-time high of 68.7 USD bn in Dec 2011 and a record low of -10.7 USD bn in Dec 1981. CEIC calculates annual Trade Balance from annual Total Exports and annual Total Imports. The International Monetary Fund provides Total Exports and Total Imports in USD.

In the latest reports, Iran's Total Exports reached 63.0 USD bn in Dec 2015, a decrease of 29.1 % year on year. Total Imports recorded 54.5 USD bn in Mar 2018, an increase of 24.7 % year on year.

What was Iran's Trade Balance in 2015?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
20,500.0 USD mn 2015 yearly 1950 - 2015	35,231.0 USD mn 2014 yearly 1950 - 2015	-10,746.2 1981	68,692.0 2011	USD mn	yearly	1950 - 2015 Updated on 29 Mar 2019

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	-273.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 1998 - Aug 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-634.0 Sep 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2018
Argentina (USD mn)	1,422.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Aug 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-175.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Nov 1995 - Aug 2020
Australia (USD mn)	3,243.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1971 - Jul 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-130.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jun 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	533.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	856.2 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	-1,615.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1986 - Jun 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	89.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	675.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jul 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	0.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 1994 - Aug 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	-538.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	6,608.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1959 - Aug 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	-41.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn)	-135.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jul 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	-645.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Canada (USD mn)	-1,816.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jul 2020
Chile (USD mn)	904.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1968 - Aug 2020
China (USD mn)	58,925.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Aug 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	-1,097.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1958 - Jul 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	-769.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	-469.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	1,764.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jul 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	985.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jul 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	252.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1965 - Jul 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	-2,277.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	-142.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
European Union (USD mn)	21,485.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jul 2020
Finland (USD mn)	-505.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Jul 2020
France (USD mn)	-8,034.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	-350.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Aug 2020
Germany (USD mn)	20,712.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Greece (USD mn)	-1,794.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jul 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	-1,887.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	311.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Jul 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	-81.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
India (USD mn)	-6,770.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	2,327.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1967 - Aug 2020
Iran (USD mn)	20,500.0 2015	yearly	1950 - 2015
Ireland (USD mn)	5,512.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Jul 2020
Israel (USD mn)	-2,170.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Aug 2020
Italy (USD mn)	6,999.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	-381.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2020
Japan (USD mn)	3,305.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 1995 - Aug 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	2,426.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1972 - Jul 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	-978.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 1995 - Jul 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	-808.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 1992 - Jul 2020
South Korea (USD mn)	3,837.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	-270.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	242.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	-153.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jul 2020
Laos (USD mn)	-37.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	-321.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jul 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	-576.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jun 2020
Lithuania (USD mn)	-179.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	-662.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jul 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	-781.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
North Macedonia (USD mn)	-228.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1993 - Jul 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	-123.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - May 2020
Malaysia (USD mn)	5,926.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Jul 2020
Malta (USD mn)	-265.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	-144.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 2020
Mexico (USD mn)	6,752.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	-287.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	179.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Aug 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	-170.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jul 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	-1,515.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	264.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Nepal (USD mn)	-635.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1974 - Aug 2020
Netherlands (USD mn)	7,095.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jul 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	-232.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	-2,239.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Norway (USD mn)	-320.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Oman (USD mn)	1,089.2 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Mar 2020
Pakistan (USD mn)	-1,740.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1968 - Aug 2020
Panama (USD mn)	-504.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - Jul 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	104.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Aug 2020
Peru (USD mn)	898.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	-1,827.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Poland (USD mn)	1,035.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Jul 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	-822.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	4,270.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Romania (USD mn)	-1,519.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 1990 - Jul 2020
Russia (USD mn)	4,970.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	108,440.2 2019	yearly	1957 - 2019
Serbia (USD mn)	-572.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	4,258.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Aug 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	382.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	230.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Nov 1991 - Jul 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	2,235.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Jul 2020
Spain (USD mn)	-575.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Jul 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	-208.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jul 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	-445.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Sweden (USD mn)	321.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	1,212.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Syria (USD mn)	-7,191.1 2019	yearly	1950 - 2019
Taiwan (USD mn)	5,451.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	-184.7 Nov 2019	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2019
Thailand (USD mn)	4,349.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	-600.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1959 - Aug 2020
Turkey (USD mn)	-2,106.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Jul 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	-843.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	-10,386.2 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2009 - Dec 2018
United Kingdom (USD mn)	-18,938.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
United States (USD mn)	-80,114.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Jul 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	-113.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Venezuela (USD mn)	-3,437.1 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2014
Vietnam (USD mn)	4,985.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Yemen (USD mn)	-429.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Jun 1990 - Jun 2020

Iran Key Series

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National Accounts

Production

Construction and Properties

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Inflation

Foreign Trade

Balance of Payments

Monetary

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates

Energy

Tourism

Financial Market

Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	144,666.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	-6.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1989 - Mar 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	24.943 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1989 - Mar 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	5,494.057 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	34.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1989 - Mar 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	73,357.143 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	50.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	22,857.143 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	15.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Investment: % of GDP (%)	25.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	37,285.714 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Gross National Product (USD mn)	446,232.053 2017	yearly	1959 - 2017
Gross Savings Rate (%)	33.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	19,331.592 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	6,552.325 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.100 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	48.781 2017	yearly	1959 - 2017
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Market Prices (IRR bn)	6,076,000.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
GDP: Market Prices: Final Consumption Expenditure: Private (IRR bn)	3,081,000.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
GDP: Market Prices: Final Consumption Expenditure: Government (IRR bn)	960,000.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
GDP: Market Prices: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (IRR bn)	1,566,000.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2011-12p: Market Prices (IRR tn)	1,488.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2011-12p: Market Prices: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (IRR tn)	252.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2011-12p: Market Prices: Net Exports (IRR tn)	210.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
GDP: Basic Price: Oil & Gas (IRR bn)	407,000.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1988 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2011-12p: Basic Prices (IRR tn)	1,433.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2011-12p: Basic Prices: Non Oil (IRR tn)	1,254.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2011-12p: Basic Prices: Oil & Gas (IRR tn)	179.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2011-12p: Basic Prices: Industries & Mining (IRR tn)	412.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2011-12p: Basic Prices: Services (IRR tn)	877.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
Gross National Savings (IRR bn)	8,566,000.000 2020	yearly	1960 - 2020
IR: Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (IRR mn)	18,689,543,232.832 2018	yearly	1959 - 2018
IR: GDP: sa: Government Consumption Expenditure (IRR mn)	2,495,149,152.697 2018	yearly	1959 - 2018
IR: GDP: sa: Exports of Goods and Services (IRR mn)	4,384,862,985.727 2018	yearly	1959 - 2018

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	460,977,323.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Gold Production (kg)	3,700.000 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Silver Production (Metric Ton)	111.973 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	1,282,172.000 Dec 2016	semiannually	Dec 2001 - Dec 2016
Industrial Production: Petrochemical Products (Ton th)	53,629.300 2018	yearly	1966 - 2018
Energy Consumption: Domestic: Oil Products (Barrel/Day th)	1,505.800 2018	yearly	1974 - 2018
Electricity Consumption (kWh mn)	61,176.000 Jun 2018	quarterly	Jun 2008 - Jun 2018

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
Building Permits (Unit)	32,790.000 Jun 2018	quarterly	Jun 1978 - Jun 2018

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-5.4 Sep 2018	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Sep 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-7,959.678 Sep 2018	quarterly	Jun 2005 - Sep 2018
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	33,686.158 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	7.6 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	15.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (IRR bn)	15,663,954.910 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (IRR bn)	24,211,623.910 2024	yearly	1996 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (IRR bn)	9,938,626.071 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Govt Revenues excl Special Rev: Tax: on Goods & Services: Value Added (IRR bn)	269,400.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	81.1 2018	yearly	1950 - 2018
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	38.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Mar 2020
Unemployment Rate (%)	10.60 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Mar 2020
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	0.13 2017	yearly	1992 - 2017
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	87.532 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	16.669 2021	yearly	1990 - 2021
Minimum Monthly Wage: Nominal (IRR)	9,299,300.000 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	655,515 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	-31.7 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	36,487.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	619,028.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	34.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1958 - Sep 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	59.874 Nov 2018	monthly	Apr 2005 - Nov 2018
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	52.9 Jan 2019	monthly	Jun 2002 - Jan 2019
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	33.500 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Export Price Index (Apr2011-Mar2012=100)	723.500 Jan 2019	monthly	Apr 2004 - Jan 2019

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	1.447 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Trade Balance (USD mn)	20,500.0 2015	yearly	1950 - 2015
Total Exports (USD mn)	63,000.0 2015	yearly	1950 - 2015
Total Exports Growth (%)	-29.1 2015	yearly	1951 - 2015
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	190,071.920 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	76,543.592 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	54,623.352 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	54,459.2 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Total Imports Growth (%)	24.7 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	908,388.553 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	623,411.626 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	0.001 Apr 2020	monthly	Feb 2016 - Apr 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	3.938 May 2020	monthly	May 2001 - May 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	349.758 May 2020	monthly	Dec 1990 - May 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	516.985 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - May 2020
Exports (USD mn)	39,919.600 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Exports: Industrial Goods (IG) (USD mn)	32,194.070 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Exports: IG: Plastic Materials and Their Products (USD mn)	6,076.000 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
Exports: Russia (USD mn)	292.440 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	4,438.290 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Iraq (USD mn)	6,554.680 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Germany (USD mn)	360.860 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: China (USD mn)	8,761.990 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Mineral Products, Fuels, Industrial Oils and Grease (MP) (USD mn)	2,864.880 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Imports: Foodstuffs and Live Animals (FA) (USD mn)	7,637.900 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Imports: Chemicals (USD mn)	7,234.090 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Imports: Machinery and Transportation Vehicles (MT) (USD mn)	21,915.680 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Imports: Miscellaneous Finished Products (MF) (USD mn)	2,300.280 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Imports: Natural Gas (Cub m bn)	3.900 2018	yearly	1974 - 2018
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	10,059.480 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Turkey (USD mn)	3,221.580 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Germany (USD mn)	3,094.090 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: China (USD mn)	13,236.330 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Russia (USD mn)	727.830 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	100.0 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	26,741.0 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	5.9 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	2,356.9 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	0.5 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	0.0 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	73.400 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
External Debt (USD mn)	9,031.0 2020	yearly	1994 - 2020
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	1.6 2020	yearly	1994 - 2020
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	1,539.0 2020	yearly	1994 - 2020
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	0.3 2020	yearly	1994 - 2020
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-20.502 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (USD mn)	2,439.700 2018	yearly	1998 - 2018
BoP: CA: Current Transfers (USD mn)	650.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn)	546.600 2018	yearly	1998 - 2018
BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn)	0.000 2018	yearly	1998 - 2018
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn)	-7,350.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn)	7,492.000 2020	yearly	1992 - 2020

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	9.0 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Mar 2020
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	119,535.714 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	632,659.524 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
M2 Growth (%)	34.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	10.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 2008 - Aug 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	574,050.000 2019	yearly	1973 - 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%)	31.9 2019	yearly	1974 - 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	277,048.7 Feb 2017	monthly	Jan 1964 - Feb 2017
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	25.8 Feb 2017	monthly	Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Total Loans (USD mn)	244,085.946 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)	3,528,500.000 Mar 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Mar 2020
Money Supply: M2: M1 (IRR bn)	5,020,500.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Money Supply: M2: Quasi Money (IRR bn)	21,551,200.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (IRR/USD)	42,000.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	216.3 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Central Bank of Iran (CBI): End of Period: US Dollar (IRR/USD)	42,000.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1992 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: CBI: End of Period: Euro (IRR/EUR)	50,037.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Aug 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	312,481 2018	yearly	1964 - 2018
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn)	253,773.123 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Natural Gas: Exports (Cub m mn)	8,800.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn)	1,000.000 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn)	21.636 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th)	1,940.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th)	651.131 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th)	2,018.246 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Coal Consumption (TOE mn)	1.490 2018	yearly	1965 - 2018

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	7,295,000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	49.9 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	4,632 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	18.3 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
Number of Accommodation Establishments (Unit)	3,320.000 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
Accommodation Establishments: Number of Rooms (Unit)	93,110.000 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (21Mar1998=1653.08)	1,684,786.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 1997 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	59.2 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	1,547,702.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Nov 2006 - Aug 2020
P/E ratio (NA)	36.650 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) (USD mn)	1,547,702.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2005 - Aug 2020
PE Ratio: Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) (NA)	36.650 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Aug 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	14,130.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	2,378,600.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	42.470 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	28,954,855.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	118,061,419.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	34.922 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	142.390 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	15,054.729 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	17,741.620 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	515.526 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	3,289,969.706 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	1,116,342.380 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	115,900.833 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019

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