Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Iran, Islamic Rep.'s government debt stands at 35.58% as of 2025-12-31, up from 31.23% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s government debt was 35.58%, up from 31.23% in 2024.
In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s government debt was 31.23%, up from 29.64% in 2023.
In 2023, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s government debt was 29.64%, down from 34.45% in 2022.
In 2022, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s government debt was 34.45%, down from 39.91% in 2021.
In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s government debt was 39.91%, down from 47.1% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.58% | +4.35% |
| 2024 | 31.23% | +1.59% |
| 2023 | 29.64% | -4.81% |
| 2022 | 34.45% | -5.46% |
| 2021 | 39.91% | -7.18% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +2.48% |
| 2019 | 44.62% | +3.03% |
| 2018 | 41.59% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.18% | -2.76% |
| 2016 | 45.94% | +13.88% |
| 2015 | 32.07% | +21.16% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +0.7187% |
| 2013 | 10.18% | -1.56% |
| 2012 | 11.75% | +1.13% |
| 2011 | 10.62% | -2.15% |
| 2010 | 12.77% | +1.28% |
| 2009 | 11.49% | +0.9245% |
| 2008 | 10.56% | -2.91% |
| 2007 | 13.47% | -1.75% |
| 2006 | 15.21% | -3.11% |
| 2005 | 18.33% | -2.74% |
| 2004 | 21.07% | -0.8802% |
| 2003 | 21.95% | -1.43% |
| 2002 | 23.38% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 20.98% | +2.83% |
| 2000 | 18.15% | -4.07% |
| 1999 | 22.22% | -7.41% |
| 1998 | 29.63% | -1.25% |
| 1997 | 30.88% | +1.54% |
| 1996 | 29.34% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Iran, Islamic Rep.'s government debt is 35.58% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 31.23% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 47.1% (2020); the lowest is 10.18% (2013), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.