Iran — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1962–2030 · 53 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Iran, the general government deficit reading stood at −4.43% of GDP in 2025. Against −3.83% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.61 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2020–2030

PeriodValue
2030-3.36 % of GDP
2029-3.49 % of GDP
2028-3.68 % of GDP
2027-3.85 % of GDP
2026-4.27 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2020
2025-4.43 % of GDP
2024-3.83 % of GDP
2023-2.54 % of GDP
2022-2.64 % of GDP
2021-3.01 % of GDP
2020-4.87 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.