Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 1 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1972–2009
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 1 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2009. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.002, in 1989.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 14th out of 80 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9379 | — |
| 1973 | 0.9324 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9042 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8579 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7781 | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7864 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5286 | -32.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3953 | -25.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1729 | -56.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0536 | -69.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0398 | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0248 | -37.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0254 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 | -64.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 | -43.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 0.002 | -50.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5 | +24498.4% |
| 2002 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9878, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 | +24498.4% | 0.002 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1982 | -69.0% | 0.1729 | 0.0536 |
| 1986 | -64.4% | 0.0254 | 0.0091 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8179 | 0.5286 | 0.9379 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0732 | 0.002 | 0.3953 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9444 | 0.5 | 1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
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- 12 Albania 1
- 13 Hungary 1 compare
- 14 Afghanistan 1
- 14 Azerbaijan 1
- 14 Kiribati 1
- 14 Marshall Islands 1
- 14 Palau 1
More public sector data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Arms imports 42.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 42.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 86.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 7.89 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1 in 2009, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 in 1989.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 14th out of 80 countries with data for 2009.
- Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, 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.