Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Iran
Iran: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 60.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Iran, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Iran is 60.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Iran peaked at 60.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2004.
That places Iran 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.7% | — |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +62.0% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +60.6% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +4.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 60.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 32.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 60.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 7.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +62.0% | 13.7% | 22.2% |
| 2013 | +60.6% | 25.9% | 41.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 13.7% | 31.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 22.7% | 60.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 57.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.58 billion current US$ (2000)
- Food exports 5.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Iran?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Iran was 60.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2004.
- How does Iran rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’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 registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.