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The World Bank Group monitors and reports on Iran's economic performance, including GDP projections [1], poverty statistics [2], and labor force data [3], while also providing historical climate data [4] and maintaining an overview of the country's economic status [5].
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Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index bti-project.org 5 facts
measurementAccording to 2020 World Bank data, Iran’s simple average tariff rate was 15.2%, which is significantly higher than the rates of key trading partners such as Türkiye, China, and Russia.
measurementWomen comprise 16.5% of Iran’s workforce according to 2024 World Bank data.
measurementThe share of Iranians living below the internationally recognized poverty line of $6.85 per person per day (purchasing power parity) rose from 20.0% to 28.1% between 2017 and 2023, according to a November 2023 World Bank report based on Iranian government data.
measurementIran's real effective exchange rate stood at 476.8 in 2023 (based on 100 = 2010), representing an almost threefold increase since 2020, when it was 167.3, according to World Bank data.
measurementForeign direct investment in Iran remains negligible, projected at 0% of GDP throughout the decade, according to World Bank data.
Reforming Iran's Energy Policy: Strategies for Sustainability ... jpia.princeton.edu 2 facts
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 2 facts
claimThe World Bank estimated that Iran would be negatively impacted by falling exports on the demand side and a contracting industry sector on the supply side.
claimThe World Bank estimated that Iran would be negatively impacted by falling exports on the demand side and a contracting industry sector on the supply side.
Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War - OSW osw.waw.pl 1 fact
measurementThe World Bank projects that Iran’s economy will contract by 1.7% in 2025 and by an additional 2.8% in 2026.