Iran, Islamic Rep.: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) rose 2,593.96 trillion on 2023 (from 4,599.82 trillion to 7,193.77 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +153.33 trillion and a typical year strayed about 377.88 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,593.96 trillion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 36.86 trillion in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 645.61 trillion a year. A straight line explains 74% 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

In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep. had the 1st highest value of the 31 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 2024 ranking

• Lebanon — 2nd of 31: 1,408.46 trillion
• Japan — 3rd of 31: 3.66 trillion
• Togo — 4th of 31: 586.46 billion

What this measures

Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 65 values

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 76.03 billion (2024)
• Algeria — 1.89 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 778.25 million (2025)
• Djibouti — 45.12 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 739.43 billion (2025)
• Israel — 173.4 billion (2024)
• Jordan — 4.51 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — -3.61 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — 1,408.46 trillion (2024)
• Libya — -4.24 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU)?

7,193.77 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 39.49 million% from 18.22 billion in 1960 (22.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 7,193.77 trillion in 2024 and the lowest -44.65 trillion in 2006.

How does Iran, Islamic Rep. rank?

1st highest of 31 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) unusual for Iran, Islamic Rep.?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TAX.NIND.CN, 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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