Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Iran, Islamic Rep.'s external debt stands at 9.97B as of 2025-12-31, up from 9.66B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1980 to 2025 (46 observations).
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s external debt was 9.97B, up from 9.66B in 2024.
In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s external debt was 9.66B, down from 9.90B in 2023.
In 2023, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s external debt was 9.90B, up from 9.46B in 2022.
In 2022, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s external debt was 9.46B, down from 10.35B in 2021.
In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s external debt was 10.35B, up from 5.43B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.97B | +310.07M |
| 2024 | 9.66B | -246.64M |
| 2023 | 9.90B | +443.82M |
| 2022 | 9.46B | -889.44M |
| 2021 | 10.35B | +4.92B |
| 2020 | 5.43B | +577.80M |
| 2019 | 4.86B | -918.31M |
| 2018 | 5.77B | -1.05B |
| 2017 | 6.82B | +760.68M |
| 2016 | 6.06B | -397.45M |
| 2015 | 6.46B | +637.95M |
| 2014 | 5.82B | -1.20B |
| 2013 | 7.01B | -468.91M |
| 2012 | 7.48B | -9.78B |
| 2011 | 17.26B | -2.51B |
| 2010 | 19.77B | +1.16B |
| 2009 | 18.61B | +2.58B |
| 2008 | 16.03B | -4.81B |
| 2007 | 20.83B | +339.85M |
| 2006 | 20.49B | -899.29M |
| 2005 | 21.39B | +443.17M |
| 2004 | 20.95B | +6.71B |
| 2003 | 14.24B | +5.30B |
| 2002 | 8.93B | +653.63M |
| 2001 | 8.28B | -519.17M |
| 2000 | 8.80B | -942.25M |
| 1999 | 9.74B | -2.60B |
| 1998 | 12.34B | +644.30M |
| 1997 | 11.70B | -4.99B |
| 1996 | 16.68B | -5.00B |
| 1995 | 21.68B | -110.83M |
| 1994 | 21.79B | -1.60B |
| 1993 | 23.39B | +7.32B |
| 1992 | 16.07B | +4.71B |
| 1991 | 11.37B | +2.34B |
| 1990 | 9.03B | +2.50B |
| 1989 | 6.53B | +683.81M |
| 1988 | 5.84B | -307.67M |
| 1987 | 6.15B | +356.76M |
| 1986 | 5.79B | -231.26M |
| 1985 | 6.03B | +865.50M |
| 1984 | 5.16B | -1.92B |
| 1983 | 7.08B | -1.19B |
| 1982 | 8.27B | +4.30B |
| 1981 | 3.97B | -649.73M |
| 1980 | 4.62B | — |
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Iran, Islamic Rep.'s external debt is 9.97B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 9.66B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 23.39B (1993); the lowest is 3.97B (1981), across data from 1980 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.