
Gross debt in Iran
The government debt of Iran refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.The government debt in the period from 1995 to 2021 was between 24.3 billion and 219.4 billion USD. The highest level within the past 26 years was reached in 2016. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only 153 billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,735 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 26 years in billion USD
Year | Iran total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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1995 | 30.05 bn USD | 31.16% | 489 USD | 12,276 USD |
1996 | 43.12 bn USD | 35.81% | 692 USD | 13,038 USD |
1997 | 42.93 bn USD | 37.68% | 680 USD | 11,925 USD |
1998 | 39.88 bn USD | 36.16% | 623 USD | 11,978 USD |
1999 | 30.87 bn USD | 27.12% | 476 USD | 11,204 USD |
2000 | 24.28 bn USD | 22.15% | 370 USD | 9,175 USD |
2001 | 32.49 bn USD | 25.61% | 489 USD | 9,104 USD |
2002 | 36.70 bn USD | 28.53% | 545 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 41.13 bn USD | 26.79% | 604 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 48.87 bn USD | 25.71% | 709 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 50.22 bn USD | 22.18% | 720 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 48.56 bn USD | 18.24% | 688 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 56.20 bn USD | 16.06% | 788 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 51.02 bn USD | 12.37% | 707 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 55.29 bn USD | 13.28% | 758 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 71.84 bn USD | 14.76% | 974 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 71.20 bn USD | 12.26% | 954 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 81.22 bn USD | 13.56% | 1,075 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 54.12 bn USD | 11.76% | 708 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 57.95 bn USD | 12.59% | 748 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 151.13 bn USD | 37.02% | 1,848 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 219.38 bn USD | 47.90% | 2,633 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 219.20 bn USD | 45.04% | 2,594 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 134.51 bn USD | 40.55% | 1,571 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 121.17 bn USD | 42.70% | 1,400 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 105.68 bn USD | 44.08% | 1,211 USD | 28,902 USD |
2021 | 152.53 bn USD | 42.40% | 1,735 USD | 31,701 USD |