
Gross debt in Iran
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Iran in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 12.2 billion and 204.5 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 22 years was reached in 2016. However, the liabilities in 2020 have been only 95 billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,086 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | Iran total | Iran per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 24.27 bn USD | 379 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 18.37 bn USD | 283 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 12.20 bn USD | 186 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 22.25 bn USD | 335 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 28.10 bn USD | 418 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 33.34 bn USD | 489 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 39.11 bn USD | 567 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 39.54 bn USD | 567 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 38.99 bn USD | 553 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 47.56 bn USD | 667 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 44.25 bn USD | 614 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 50.43 bn USD | 692 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 68.04 bn USD | 922 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 63.13 bn USD | 846 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 70.11 bn USD | 928 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 47.61 bn USD | 622 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 50.56 bn USD | 653 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 160.26 bn USD | 1,959 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 204.48 bn USD | 2,455 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 179.65 bn USD | 2,126 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 127.60 bn USD | 1,490 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 135.81 bn USD | 1,569 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 94.76 bn USD | 1,086 USD | 30,783 USD |