External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Iran
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Iran is 3.80 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 189.
Iran compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Iran is similar to that of China, Myanmar, Libya, Cayman Islands, Kosovo, Nigeria, Greenland, New Caledonia, Algeria, Belarus with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 9.25, 9.05, 8.91, 6.91, 6.27, 3.13, 2.87, 2.50, 2.45, 1.74 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194.Last 10 years averageIran had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 6.29 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Iran during the Great RecessionIran's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 47.8% during the Great RecessionIran since the end of the Great RecessionIran's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 2.53% since the end of the Great Recession
Iran compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Iran is similar to that of China, Myanmar, Libya, Cayman Islands, Kosovo, Nigeria, Greenland, New Caledonia, Algeria, Belarus with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 9.25, 9.05, 8.91, 6.91, 6.27, 3.13, 2.87, 2.50, 2.45, 1.74 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194.Last 10 years averageIran had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 6.29 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Iran during the Great RecessionIran's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 47.8% during the Great RecessionIran since the end of the Great RecessionIran's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 2.53% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 9.76 |
1992 | 13.86 |
1993 | 39.11 |
1994 | 33.13 |
1995 | 23.74 |
1996 | 14.89 |
1997 | 11.05 |
1998 | 11.90 |
1999 | 9.24 |
2000 | 7.92 |
2001 | 6.61 |
2002 | 7.47 |
2003 | 8.09 |
2004 | 12.63 |
2005 | 10.52 |
2006 | 7.10 |
2007 | 7.03 |
2008 | 6.28 |
2009 | 3.70 |
2010 | 4.01 |
2011 | 3.39 |
2012 | 2.74 |
2013 | 3.80 |
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China | 184 | 9.25 |
Myanmar | 185 | 9.05 |
Libya | 186 | 8.91 |
Cayman Islands | 187 | 6.91 |
Kosovo | 188 | 6.27 |
Iran | 189 | 3.80 |
Nigeria | 190 | 3.13 |
Greenland | 191 | 2.87 |
New Caledonia | 192 | 2.50 |
Algeria | 193 | 2.45 |
Belarus | 194 | 1.74 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources