Iran, Islamic Rep.: High-technology exports (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 26.06% from US$278.92 million in 2017 (5.86% a year on average, compounded). Since 2011 it is down 68.72% from US$659.19 million in 2011 (10.03% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2022, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s high-technology exports (current US$) rose 114.6% on 2021 (from US$96.09 million to US$206.22 million).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2021), the average change was −10% and a typical year strayed about 19.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 114.6% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 45.1% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$18.44 million a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

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Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2022 ranking

• Rwanda — 2nd of 3: US$6.8 million
• Nepal — 3rd of 3: US$3.82 million

What this measures

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Limitations: The indicator is based on data reported by countries to COMTRADE. The export values presented in the World Development Indicators represent Gross Exports less Re-Exports. The values may be impacted in cases of reporting errors or missing data, for example if countries do not report Re-Exports for one or more periods.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 11 values

High-technology exports (current US$) in nearby economies

• Algeria — US$9.03 million (2017)
• Bahrain — US$11.52 million (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$887.73 million (2024)
• Israel — US$19.43 billion (2024)
• Jordan — US$177.69 million (2023)
• Kuwait — US$359.68 million (2024)
• Lebanon — US$60.85 million (2024)
• Malta — US$1.31 billion (2024)
• Oman — US$441.8 million (2023)
• Pakistan — US$535.22 million (2024)
• Qatar

More infrastructure data for Iran, Islamic Rep.

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 28.23 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 30.83 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 144,976 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 136.93 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 18.07 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 159.39 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 174.07 (2024)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 343 (2024)
• Patent applications, residents — 8,314 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s high-technology exports (current US$)?

US$206.22 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 68.72% from US$659.19 million in 2011 (10.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$659.19 million in 2011 and the lowest US$96.09 million in 2021.

Is the latest change in high-technology exports (current US$) unusual for Iran, Islamic Rep.?

In 2022, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s high-technology exports (current US$) rose 114.6% on 2021 (from US$96.09 million to US$206.22 million). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2021), the average change was −10% and a typical year strayed about 19.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.TECH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), uri: comtrade.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS), World Bank (WB), uri: https://wits.worldbank.org/ 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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