Iran, Islamic Rep.'s gross national expenditure (constant LCU) was 72,855.88 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 19.4% from 61,019.26 trillion in 2015 (1.79% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 72,855.88 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 65,111.92 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 61,019.26 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 80,139.01 trillion | 2010 |
| Lowest | 6,622.48 trillion | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 70,399.87 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 6,622.48 trillion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s gross national expenditure (constant LCU) fell 4.9% on 2024 (from 76,584.02 trillion to 72,855.88 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 6.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 45.4% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.1% in 1979. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% 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.
How it compares
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep. had the 2nd highest value of the 123 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2025 ranking
- Indonesia — 2nd of 123: 12,729.4 trillion
- Viet Nam — 3rd of 123: 6,739.8 trillion
- Korea, Rep. — 4th of 123: 2,173.3 trillion
What this measures
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 72,855,882,954,301,300 |
| 2024 | 76,584,019,223,905,700 |
| 2023 | 74,251,468,145,068,700 |
| 2022 | 72,628,665,278,286,900 |
| 2021 | 68,864,464,894,668,900 |
| 2020 | 65,111,918,151,058,600 |
| 2019 | 62,703,018,195,116,600 |
| 2018 | 67,735,570,073,549,400 |
| 2017 | 73,308,385,818,789,200 |
| 2016 | 69,955,309,936,123,700 |
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Algeria — 12.04 trillion (2025)
- Bahrain — 12.9 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — 636.95 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 9.33 trillion (2025)
- Iraq — 159.79 trillion (2024)
- Israel — 1.71 trillion (2025)
- Kuwait — 29.83 billion (2024)
- Lebanon — 51.36 trillion (2024)
- Libya — 64.55 billion (2025)
- Malta — 16.33 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Iran, Islamic Rep.
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$48.21 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 35,797.6 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$68.4 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 10,151.5 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 13.29% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$194.65 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 144,548 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s gross national expenditure (constant LCU)?
- 72,855.88 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,000% from 6,622.48 trillion in 1960 (3.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 80,139.01 trillion in 2010 and the lowest 6,622.48 trillion in 1960.
- How does Iran, Islamic Rep. rank?
- 2nd highest of 123 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross national expenditure (constant LCU) unusual for Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s gross national expenditure (constant LCU) fell 4.9% on 2024 (from 76,584.02 trillion to 72,855.88 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 6.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.TOTL.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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