Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Iran
Iran: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 60.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Iran, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Iran stood at 60.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 79.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Iran peaked at 60.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Iran ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 4.5% | — |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +442.2% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +30.7% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 4.5% | 60.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Iran?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Iran was 60.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Iran rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Iran ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.