Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Iran, Islamic Rep.'s foreign direct investment stands at 1.65B as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.45B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s foreign direct investment was 1.65B, up from 1.45B in 2024.
In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s foreign direct investment was 1.45B, up from 1.42B in 2023.
In 2023, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s foreign direct investment was 1.42B, down from 1.50B in 2022.
In 2022, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s foreign direct investment was 1.50B, up from 1.43B in 2021.
In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s foreign direct investment was 1.43B, up from 1.34B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.65B | +197.47M |
| 2024 | 1.45B | +26.78M |
| 2023 | 1.42B | -77.67M |
| 2022 | 1.50B | +75.00M |
| 2021 | 1.43B | +83.00M |
| 2020 | 1.34B | -166.00M |
| 2019 | 1.51B | -865.00M |
| 2018 | 2.37B | -2.65B |
| 2017 | 5.02B | +1.65B |
| 2016 | 3.37B | +1.32B |
| 2015 | 2.05B | -55.49M |
| 2014 | 2.11B | -944.45M |
| 2013 | 3.05B | -1.61B |
| 2012 | 4.66B | +385.02M |
| 2011 | 4.28B | +627.75M |
| 2010 | 3.65B | +665.55M |
| 2009 | 2.98B | +1.00B |
| 2008 | 1.98B | -37.80M |
| 2007 | 2.02B | -299.75M |
| 2006 | 2.32B | -571.65M |
| 2005 | 2.89B | -148.11M |
| 2004 | 3.04B | +159.82M |
| 2003 | 2.88B | -641.90M |
| 2002 | 3.52B | +3.11B |
| 2001 | 408.12M | +369.12M |
| 2000 | 39.00M | +4.00M |
| 1999 | 35.00M | +11.00M |
| 1998 | 24.00M | -29.00M |
| 1997 | 53.00M | +27.00M |
| 1996 | 26.00M | +9.00M |
| 1995 | 17.00M | +15.00M |
| 1994 | 2.00M | -205.55M |
| 1993 | 207.55M | +199.05M |
| 1992 | 8.50M | -14.09M |
| 1991 | 22.59M | +384.54M |
| 1990 | -361.95M | -342.53M |
| 1989 | -19.42M | -79.96M |
| 1988 | 60.54M | +368.17M |
| 1987 | -307.63M | -195.19M |
| 1986 | -112.44M | -74.29M |
| 1985 | -38.15M | -80.84M |
| 1984 | 42.69M | +121.21M |
| 1983 | -78.52M | +57.57M |
| 1982 | -136.09M | -164.31M |
| 1981 | 28.22M | -52.69M |
| 1980 | 80.91M | -83.44M |
| 1979 | 164.35M | -744.71M |
| 1978 | 909.06M | +563.37M |
| 1977 | 345.69M | +447.28M |
| 1976 | -101.59M | -595.99M |
| 1975 | 494.40M | +170.90M |
| 1974 | 323.50M | -238.00M |
| 1973 | 561.50M | +470.30M |
| 1972 | 91.20M | +26.00M |
| 1971 | 65.20M | +37.20M |
| 1970 | 28.00M | — |
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Iran, Islamic Rep.'s foreign direct investment is 1.65B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.45B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.02B (2017); the lowest is -361.95M (1990), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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