Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iran
Iran: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 19.3% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iran, 1972–2009
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iran is 19.3%, measured in 2009.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iran peaked at 21.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1974.
Iran ranks 97th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.9% | — |
| 1973 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | -48.3% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | +106.7% |
| 1976 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 12.1% | +52.6% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | -29.8% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | -54.4% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +228.4% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | -42.8% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +41.3% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | +59.4% |
| 1987 | 18.2% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -28.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +24.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 19.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iran's 19.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.3%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +228.4% | 3.9% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 3.7% | 12.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 3.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 9.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 94 Equatorial Guinea 19.8%
- 95 Honduras 19.5% compare
- 96 Andorra 19.4%
- 98 Laos 19.3%
- 99 Jordan 19.3% compare
- 100 Guinea-Bissau 19.0%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iran?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Iran was 19.3% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1974.
- How does Iran rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Iran ranks 97th out of 153 countries with data for 2009.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.