Iran Current Account Balance
1997 - 2025 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Iran Current Account Balance
- Iran Current Account recorded a surplus of 13.2 USD bn in Mar 2025, compared with a surplus of 8.6 USD bn in the previous year.
- Iran Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Mar 1997 to Mar 2025, with an averaged value of 27.5 USD bn.
- The data reached an all-time high of 58.5 USD bn in Mar 2012 and a record low of -3.9 USD bn in Mar 1999.
- *This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC extends history for annual Current Account Balance. The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran provides Current Account Balance in USD based on BPM5. Current Account Balance prior to 1998 is based on BPM4. Current Account Balance is in annual frequency, ending in March of each year.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 838.3 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Iran Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 328.0 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 45.6 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 119.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View Iran's Current Account Balance from 1997 to 2025 in the chart:
What was Iran's Current Account Balance in 2025?
Iran Current Account recorded a surplus of 13.2 USD bn in Mar 2025, compared with a surplus of 8.6 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,232.0 2025 | 8,591.9 2024 | -3,884.0 1999 | 58,474.5 2012 | USD mn | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
Current Account Balance by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | -298.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | -2,970.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | -3,015.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | -478.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | -8,752.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -2,343.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 1,174.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 813.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 241.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jul 1997 - Aug 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 13.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | -1,678.2 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | -5.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | -221.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 495.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | -5,121.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 543.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | -930.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | -67.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | -7,027.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | -4,598.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 195,600.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | -2,594.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -1,465.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -292.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 1,414.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 6,659.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 2,686.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | -2,190.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -92.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 149,636.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 58.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 1,309.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | -272.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 17,362.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 239.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | -479.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 12,276.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 1,554.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | -644.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Jun 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | -2,351.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1949 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 4,047.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 13,232.0 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 22,116.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 579.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 4,005.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | -3,523.6 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | -859.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -3,111.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | -124.0 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 7,498.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | -523.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 8,094.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -1,813.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 309.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -209.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 46.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 413.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 823.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 17,952.3 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 37.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -2,276.0 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,897.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 586.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | -330.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 2,325.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | -1,005.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 149.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 69.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | -2,119.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -756.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 1,044.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Mar 2025 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 1,453.6 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 15,020.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1967 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | -2,045.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1971 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 3,726.7 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 21,146.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 3,068.7 2024 | yearly | 1974 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -621.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -665.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 522.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -675.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 2,455.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | -1,678.8 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | -847.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 261.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 7,484.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | -3,670.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 8,100.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | -14,396.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -396.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 26,008.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 124.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 521.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -1,131.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 2,198.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 500.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | -1,008.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 9,794.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 12,320.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -13,054.476 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Mar 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 206,414.286 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 4.9 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 5.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (IRR bn) | 176,200,186.125 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (IRR bn) | 493,028,884.544 2031 | yearly | 1997 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (IRR bn) | 134,024,927.122 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Govt Revenues excl Special Rev: Tax: on Goods & Services: Value Added (IRR bn) | 1,894,300.000 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | -0.334 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 43,142.0 2024 | yearly | 1948 - 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 112,556.0 2024 | yearly | 1948 - 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 15.6 2024 | yearly | 1949 - 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,058,279.593 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 138,574.204 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 178,417.798 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 72,375.4 2025 | yearly | 1979 - 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 8.2 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 920,302.681 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,710,932.641 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 0.015 Aug 2025 | monthly | Feb 2016 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 9.596 Aug 2025 | monthly | May 2001 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 247.802 Aug 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 829.353 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Aug 2025 |
| Exports: Industrial Goods (IG) (USD mn) | 41,892.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Exports: IG: Plastic Materials and Their Products (USD mn) | 4,674.000 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Imports: Miscellaneous Finished Products (MF) (USD mn) | 2,681.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals (USD mn) | 8,538.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Products, Fuels, Industrial Oils and Grease (MP) (USD mn) | 1,156.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transportation Vehicles (MT) (USD mn) | 25,600.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Imports: Foodstuffs and Live Animals (FA) (USD mn) | 11,579.000 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Exports (USD mn) | 54,139.404 2023 | yearly | 1979 - 2023 |
| Exports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 6,203.283 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Germany (USD mn) | 160.754 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Iraq (USD mn) | 10,282.049 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: China (USD mn) | 14,733.093 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Russia (USD mn) | 751.406 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Natural Gas (Cub m bn) | 0.300 2021 | yearly | 1974 - 2021 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 18,542.087 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Germany (USD mn) | 2,023.231 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: China (USD mn) | 15,830.236 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Russia (USD mn) | 1,581.841 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Turkey (USD mn) | 6,136.800 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 101.950 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 108.993 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 11.1 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - May 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 44,099.897 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 184,061.782 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 32.4 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 May 2024 | monthly | Mar 2008 - May 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 422,314.955 2023 | yearly | 1973 - 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 17.3 2023 | yearly | 1974 - 2023 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 276,897.2 Feb 2017 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Feb 2017 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 25.8 Feb 2017 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Feb 2017 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 236,845.352 2016 | yearly | 1967 - 2016 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 23.00 2016 | yearly | 1968 - 2016 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 60.30 2016 | yearly | 1961 - 2016 |
| Money Supply: Monetary Base (IRR bn) | 12,729,400.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Money Supply: M2: Quasi Money (IRR bn) | 74,348,100.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Money Supply: M2: M1 (IRR bn) | 25,072,000.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2025 |
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