Interest payments in Iran
Iran: Interest payments was 0.6% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Iran, 1972–2009
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.6% for interest payments in 2009.
That represents a change of down 27.1% on the previous year and up 1,041,780.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Iran peaked at 4.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places Iran 148th out of 155 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.7% | — |
| 1973 | 3.9% | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -49.7% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -30.2% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -69.3% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +288.1% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -56.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -43.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -43.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -39.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +53.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -29.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -53.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -44.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -31.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +179.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -74.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +557.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +494.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +1000703.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
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More public sector data for Iran
- 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 payments in Iran?
- Interest payments in Iran was 0.6% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Iran rank for interest payments?
- Iran ranks 148th out of 155 countries with data for 2009.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,041,780.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.