Liquid liabilities to GDP in Iran
Iran: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 88.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Iran, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, liquid liabilities to gdp in Iran stood at 88.1%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Iran peaked at 88.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1960.
Iran ranks 59th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.1% | 16.4% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.7% | 26.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 54.0% | 66.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 37.0% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 37.2% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 47.4% | 88.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More financial sector data for Iran
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 57.8% (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.82 (1982)
- Net domestic credit 10,211.70 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 2,473.74 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 57.8% (2016)
- Broad money 79.1% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.2% (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector 57.8% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 42,000 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration 116,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Iran?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Iran was 88.1% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Iran ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2016.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.