Iran: Imports, billion dollars

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 Iran

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 113.21
 Year 2023
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 39.14
 Min - Max 0.61 - 139.20
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 113.21 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 97.73 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 189.99 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 154 countries. Historically, the average for Iran from 1960 to 2023 is 39.14 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.61 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1963 while the maximum of 139.2 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Iran - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Imports, percent of GDP 26.91 2023 percent
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 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.35 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.09 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 2000 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 2.76 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 12.48 2000 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 1.73 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 12.22 2000 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 7.69 1982 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.54 2004 percent
 Remittances 1,032.00 2004 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -1,355.00 2000 million USD
 External debt 2.41 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 23.08 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 62.06 1982 percent
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