Iran, Islamic Rep.: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) rose 9.09 percentage points on 2015 (from 10.98% to 20.07%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2015), the average change was +0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.43 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.54 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2016 ranking

• Seychelles — 2nd of 2: 3.93%

What this measures

Claims on private sector include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.

All 52 values

Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.01% (2020)
• Algeria — 1.99% (2025)
• Bahrain — 6.23% (2015)
• Djibouti — 6.93% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 7.34% (2025)
• Iraq — 3.57% (2024)
• Israel — 6.49% (2025)
• Jordan — 1.91% (2025)
• Kuwait — 0.52% (2025)

More financial sector data for Iran, Islamic Rep.

• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 4,030 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 42.17% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 342.89 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$742,604 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 28.78% (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$42,000 (2023)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 57.83% (2016)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 57.83% (2016)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)?

20.07% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 7.53 percentage points from 12.54% in 1961. The highest value was 45.92% in 2000 and the lowest -2.7% in 1962.

Is the latest change in claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) unusual for Iran, Islamic Rep.?

In 2016, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) rose 9.09 percentage points on 2015 (from 10.98% to 20.07%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2015), the average change was +0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.PRVT.ZG.M3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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