|
Economy
of Iran |
|
Currency |
Iranian rial (IRR) |
|
Fiscal year |
21
March - 20 March |
|
Trade organisations |
OPEC
|
|
Statistics |
|
GDP ranking |
19th (2004
est.)
[1] |
|
GDP |
$516.7
billion (2004 est.) |
|
GDP
growth |
6.3%
(2004 est.) |
|
GDP
per capita |
$7,700
(2004 est.)
|
|
GDP
by sector |
agriculture (11.2%), industry (40.9%), services (48.7%)
(2004
est.)
|
|
Inflation |
15.5% (2004
est.) |
|
Labour force |
23
million; note: shortage of skilled labor (2004
est.) |
|
Labour force by occupation |
agriculture (30%), industry (25%), services (45%) (2001
est.)
|
|
Main
industries |
petroleum,
petrochemicals,
textiles,
cement and other construction materials,
food processing, metal fabrication,
armaments
|
|
Trading Partners |
|
Exports |
$38.79 billion f.o.b. (2004
est.) |
|
Main
partners |
Japan 22.2%,
mainland China 9.9%,
Italy 6.4%,
Taiwan 5.6%,
Turkey 5.5%,
South Korea 5.5% (2003) |
|
Imports |
$31.3 billion f.o.b. (2004
est.) |
|
Main
Partners |
Germany 10.8%,
France 8.5%,
mainland China 8.3%,
Italy 8%,
UAE 7.8%,
South Korea 6.4%,
Russia 4.7%,
Japan 4% (2003) |
|
Public finances |
|
Public debt |
$139.51
billion (27% of GDP) (2004
est.) |
|
External debt |
$13.4
billion (2004
est.) |
|
Revenues |
$43.34
billion (2004
est.) |
|
Expenses |
$47.7
billion, including capital expenditures of $7.6 billion
(2004
est.) |
|
Economic aid |
$408
million (2002
est.) |
| |