Iran Visitor Arrivals Growth

1996 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Iran Visitor Arrivals

  • Iran Visitor Arrivals dropped 83.0 % in Dec 2020, compared with an increase of 24.8 % in the previous year
  • Iran Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2020
  • The data reached an all-time high of 49.9 % in Dec 2018 and a record low of -83.0 % in Dec 2020
CEIC calculates annual Tourist Arrivals Growth from annual Tourist Arrivals. The World Bank provides Tourist Arrivals.

Further information about Iran Visitor Arrivals

  • In the latest reports, Iran Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,550,000.0 person in the year of Dec 2020
  • Tourism Revenue of Iran reached 5.3 USD bn in Dec 2018, a decrease of 18.1 % change from the previous year

View Iran's Visitor Arrivals Growth from 1996 to 2020 in the chart:

Iran Visitor Arrivals Growth

What was Iran's Visitor Arrivals Growth in 2020?

Iran Visitor Arrivals dropped 83.0 % in Dec 2020, compared with an increase of 24.8 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-83.0 2020 24.8 2019 -83.0 2020 49.9 2018 % yearly 1996 - 2020

Visitor Arrivals Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 25.6 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Argentina (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Australia (%) 9.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 10.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -74.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bahrain (%) -82.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) -5.5 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Belarus (%) -69.6 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Belgium (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -73.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Brazil (%) 12.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brunei (%) -75.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bulgaria (%) 6.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 12.8 May 2019 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2019
Canada (%) -7.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) -60.7 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
China (%) 9.6 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2016
Colombia (%) -10.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 5.1 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 18.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.6 2019 yearly 2004 - 2019
Denmark (%) -52.9 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Ecuador (%) -9.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Egypt (%) 123.9 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Estonia (%) 5.1 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
European Union (%) 6.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Finland (%) 14.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
France (%) -46.2 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Georgia (%) -80.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Germany (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 9.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 3.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -77.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
India (%) -10.3 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 14.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) -83.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Ireland (%) -2.8 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Israel (%) 52.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Italy (%) 8.9 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) -67.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Japan (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1963 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) -5.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -76.1 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Kenya (%) 15.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
South Korea (%) 19.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 21.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 52.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Laos (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -19.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Lithuania (%) -9.0 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Luxembourg (%) 2.3 2025 yearly 1981 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 10.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 4.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Malaysia (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 15.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 4.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mexico (%) 5.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) 55.1 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 22.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Montenegro (%) -9.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 90.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2023
Myanmar (%) -41.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Nepal (%) 15.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) 2.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 7.9 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (%) -12.5 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Norway (%) -76.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Oman (%) -75.2 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Panama (%) 18.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (%) 15.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) -1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Portugal (%) -75.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Qatar (%) 21.3 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Romania (%) -20.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.5 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2015
Serbia (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) -2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Slovenia (%) 12.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 20.9 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Spain (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 55.6 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Sweden (%) -74.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Switzerland (%) -0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Syria (%) 34.5 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Taiwan, China (%) 4.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Dec 2025
Tajikistan (%) 140.1 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Thailand (%) -7.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025

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Iran Key Series

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 (%) 7.8 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) 0.189 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2016 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.846 Oct 2025 monthly May 2001 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 196.326 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 663.065 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 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: Mineral Products, Fuels, Industrial Oils and Grease (MP) (USD mn) 1,156.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Imports: Foodstuffs and Live Animals (FA) (USD mn) 11,579.000 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: Machinery and Transportation Vehicles (MT) (USD mn) 25,600.000 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: Russia (USD mn) 751.406 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: China (USD mn) 14,733.093 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Natural Gas (Cub m bn) 0.300 2021 yearly 1974 - 2021
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: Germany (USD mn) 2,023.231 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: China (USD mn) 15,830.236 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Russia (USD mn) 1,581.841 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 101.950 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 328.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 13,232.0 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.2 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 838.3 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 45.600 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
External Debt (USD mn) 4,861.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,094.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 15.340 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (USD mn) 2,461.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Current Transfers (USD mn) -208.729 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,173.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) 1,073.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 1,034.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -7,674.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 22,246.787 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Income (USD mn) -1,053.243 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -6,691.163 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 4,897.074 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 11.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 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) 322,960.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1964 - Feb 2017
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 26.8 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 (%) 57.83 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
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
Money Supply: M2: M1 (IRR bn) 25,072,000.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2025

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