| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
68.3 |
68.0 |
68.1 |
68.7 |
65.4 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
IMF; GECF; OPEC |
|
|
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Iranian Rial |
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.00011 |
0.00009 |
0.00009 |
0.00009 |
0.00008 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.00012 |
0.00012 |
0.00011 |
0.00011 |
0.00011 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
15.3% |
10.4% |
11.9% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
137 |
163 |
192 |
223 |
290 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
2001 |
2393 |
2820 |
3245 |
4433 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
7.0% |
4.4% |
4.5% |
5.2% |
5.8% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
12% |
11% |
10% |
11% |
11% |
|
| Industry |
40% |
42% |
43% |
42% |
42% |
|
| Services |
48% |
47% |
47% |
47% |
47% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
48% |
48% |
47% |
48% |
47% |
|
| Government consumption |
13% |
13% |
13% |
13% |
13% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
30% |
30% |
28% |
30% |
29% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
34 |
45 |
60 |
63 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
26 |
33 |
39 |
41 |
n.a. |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
53 |
53 |
50 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
28% |
24% |
17% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12.0% |
11.0% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
142 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
190 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
132 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
149 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
26620 |
n.a. |
26850 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
79 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
111.90 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
79 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
111.8 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
133.3 |
n.a. |
138.4 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3979000 |
n.a. |
4033000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
1425000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1679000 |
n.a. |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
lead; chromium; iron ore; crude oil; natural gas; coal; copper; manganese; sulfur; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
cotton; nuts; pistachios; rice; wheat; sugar beets; sugar cane |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.38 |
0.46 |
0.93 |
0.92 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.97 |
1.11 |
1.06 |
0.44 |
n.a. |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
n.a. |
i |
| Important companies |
National Petrochemical Company (NPC) |
|
