Insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Insurance and financial services was 13.5% in 2000. ▲ Rising
Insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2000
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2000, insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 13.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 13.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1978.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.3% | — |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -23.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -28.3% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | +207.6% |
| 1981 | 8.1% | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +44.1% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -29.3% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +32.7% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +30.6% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 13.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 13.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.7%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +207.6% | 2.2% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 6.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More private sector data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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 insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Insurance and financial services in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 13.5% in 2000, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1978.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for insurance and financial services?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2000.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.