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The IMF monitors and analyzes the Iranian economy, providing data on its GDP contraction [1], inflation rates [2], [3], fiscal deficits [4], and oil sector performance [5], [6], while also publishing research on the country's economic policies [7].

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Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index bti-project.org BTI Project 5 facts
measurementIran's inflation rate averaged 42.2% from 2021 to 2023 and was projected to be 31.7% in 2024, according to IMF data.
measurementThe average consumer price inflation rate in Iran during the decade prior to 2021 was 18.4%, according to IMF data.
measurementThe International Monetary Fund estimates Iran's break-even oil price to be $122 per barrel.
measurementThe Iranian oil sector expanded by an average of 11.6% from 2021 to 2023, with an expected growth rate of 3.1% in 2024, according to IMF data.
measurementThe International Monetary Fund projected Iran's fiscal deficit to be -3.1% of GDP for 2024.
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org CSIS 2 facts
measurementThe International Monetary Fund estimated that the Iranian economy would contract by 3.6 percent in 2019 due to U.S. sanctions and reduced oil production.
measurementThe International Monetary Fund estimated that the Iranian economy would contract by 3.6 percent in 2019 due to U.S. sanctions and reduced oil production.
Reforming Iran's Energy Policy: Strategies for Sustainability ... jpia.princeton.edu Behdad Gilzad Kohan, Hamid Dahouei · Journal of Public and International Affairs 1 fact
referenceDominique M. Guillaume, Roman Zytek, and Mohammad Reza Farzin authored an IMF Working Paper in 2011 titled 'Iran: The Chronicles of the Subsidy Reform,' which documents the history of subsidy reform efforts in Iran.