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Iran

Asia · Capital: Tehran · Currency: Iranian rial (IRR)

Iran is a country in Asia, with its capital at Tehran. It has a GDP of $475.25B (2024), a population of 92.4M (2025), a GDP per capita of $5,190.

GDP
$475.25B

2024 · #33 of 200

GDP per capita
$5,190

2024 · #126 of 200

Population
92.4M

2025 · #17 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$19,699

2025 · #96 of 185

Economy

GDP
$475.25B2024 · #33
GDP per capita
$5,1902024 · #126
GDP growth
3.66%2024 · #87
Inflation
32.46%2024 · #168
Unemployment
8.30%2025 · #132
Population
92.4M2025 · #17
GDP (PPP)
$1.82T2025 · #24
GDP per capita (PPP)
$19,6992025 · #96
Gini index
35.92023 · #88
Government debt
37.3%2026 · #51

People

Median age
33.8 yrs2024 · #110
Fertility rate
1.7 children/woman2024 · #130
Urbanization
77.4%2025 · #69
Net migration
+116,786/yr2025 · #14
Life expectancy
77.9 yrs2024 · #75
HDI
0.7992023 · #75
Homicide rate
2.4 per 100k2014 · #86

Money

Corporate tax
25%2024 · #75
Top income tax
35%2024 · #58

Figures

Internet users
85.3%2024 · #78
CO₂ per capita
9.1 t2024 · #23
Area
1.65M km²#19
Population density
56 /km²2025 · #147
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
38 destinations2026 · #189
Corruption index
23/1002024 · #152
Military spending
2.0%2024 · #56
Renewable energy
0.9%2021 · #193

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Iran.

  1. 1Iran KhodroAutomotive industry54,000 employees
  2. 2Kalleh DairyFood industry38,000 employees
  3. 3Defense Industries OrganizationWeapons industry35,000 employees
  4. 4Iran PostLogistics16,000 employees