Nominal GDP
$362.68B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Iran Economy and Trade
TehranLocal time
GDP $362.68B · real growth -2.8% · 2025
On this page, Iran's nominal GDP is $362.68B for 2025, and its separately dated real-growth series shows -2.8% for 2025. The income-scale indicator is $3,924 per person in 2025, with CPI inflation shown separately at 42.2% for 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$3,924
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
-2.8%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
42.2%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Iran at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $409.19B2016: $478.62B2017: $510.24B2018: $411.90B2019: $347.99B2020: $280.93B2021: $407.35B2022: $422.66B2023: $457.51B2024: $475.25B2025: $362.68B
GDP per capita$3,924
Real growth-2.8%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
42.2%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
8.3%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$3,924.4
current US$
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth2025-2.8%
Unemployment20258.3%
Inflation202542.2%
Merchandise trade
WTO profile · 2024 · USD
Exports$56.00B
Imports$68.55B
Balance-$12.55B
Largest highlighted export destination
China26.0%
Understand the numbers
What Iran's economic profile is telling you
Iran's current World Bank annual series shows a real contraction in 2025 alongside very high consumer-price inflation. In matched 2024 WTO trade data, imports exceeded exports, with China the largest export destination and the United Arab Emirates the largest import source.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Iran | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $362.68B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $3,924.4 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | -2.8% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 42.2% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 8.3% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $56.00B | 2024 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $68.55B | 2024 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Iran's latest GDP?
The World Bank GDP observation used here is $362.68B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Iran?
Merchandise exports were $56.00B and imports were $68.55B in 2024, producing a same-year goods balance of -$12.55B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile