Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Iran

Budget balance in Iran in 2031 — -3.6%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 188. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.9 pp.

2031 -3.6% +0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 138of 188
Period maximum 5.4%2000
Period minimum -5.7%2025

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Iran, 1990–2031-10-505101990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -1.7%1991: -1.6%1992: -0.9%1993: -5.1%1994: -3.4%1995: -2.6%1996: -0.7%1997: -1.8%1998: -5%1999: -0.5%2000: 5.4%2001: 0%2002: -2.9%2003: -2.8%2004: -2.4%2005: -2.4%2006: -4.9%2007: -2.4%2008: -4.4%2009: -3.3%2010: -0.8%2011: -0.7%2012: -0.5%2013: -0.7%2014: -0.9%2015: -1.3%2016: -1.7%2017: -1.5%2018: -1.6%2019: -4.3%2020: -4.9%2021: -3%2022: -2.6%2023: -3%2024: -2.7%2025: -5.7%2026: -5.2%2027: -4.7%2028: -4.3%2029: -4.1%2030: -3.8%2031: -3.6%
Change over the period: −1.9 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran -3.6%
World computed -4.85%
Middle East & North Africa computed -1.74%
Southern Asia computed -6.35%
Budget balance — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.6 +0.2 pp
2030 -3.8 +0.3 pp
2029 -4.1 +0.2 pp
2028 -4.3 +0.4 pp
2027 -4.7 +0.5 pp
2026 -5.2 +0.5 pp
2025 -5.7 −3 pp
2024 -2.7 +0.3 pp
2023 -3 −0.4 pp
2022 -2.6 +0.4 pp
2021 -3 +1.9 pp
2020 -4.9 −0.6 pp
2019 -4.3 −2.7 pp
2018 -1.6 −0.1 pp
2017 -1.5 +0.2 pp
2016 -1.7 −0.4 pp
2015 -1.3 −0.4 pp
2014 -0.9 −0.2 pp
2013 -0.7 −0.2 pp
2012 -0.5 +0.2 pp
2011 -0.7 +0.1 pp
2010 -0.8 +2.5 pp
2009 -3.3 +1.1 pp
2008 -4.4 −2 pp
2007 -2.4 +2.5 pp
2006 -4.9 −2.5 pp
2005 -2.4 +0 pp
2004 -2.4 +0.4 pp
2003 -2.8 +0.1 pp
2002 -2.9 −2.9 pp
2001 0 −5.4 pp
2000 5.4 +5.9 pp
1999 -0.5 +4.5 pp
1998 -5 −3.2 pp
1997 -1.8 −1.1 pp
1996 -0.7 +1.9 pp
1995 -2.6 +0.8 pp
1994 -3.4 +1.7 pp
1993 -5.1 −4.2 pp
1992 -0.9 +0.7 pp
1991 -1.6 +0.1 pp
1990 -1.7

Southern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.