Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Iran
Iran: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.8052 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, 1972–2009
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2009, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran stood at 0.8052.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran peaked at 0.9401 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0935, in 1989.
Iran ranks 25th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8953 | — |
| 1973 | 0.9147 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9017 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8784 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9334 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9401 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7568 | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5916 | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5888 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5356 | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4298 | -19.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3334 | -22.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2156 | -35.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1821 | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1434 | -21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0976 | -31.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0935 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7999 | +755.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8667 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8578 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8632 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8919 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8792 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8286 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8396 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8052 | -4.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8052 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8052 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8052, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +755.6% | 0.0935 | 0.7999 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8886 | 0.7568 | 0.9401 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3211 | 0.0935 | 0.5916 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.848 | 0.7999 | 0.8919 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran was 0.8052 in 2009, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9401 in 1977.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0935 in 1989.
- How does Iran rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Iran ranks 25th out of 78 countries with data for 2009.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.