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Iran — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2025 · 71 observations

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Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Iran's government consumption reading was 14.8% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 14.5% of GDP in 2024 was +0.23 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 14.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2011–2025

PeriodValue
202514.8 % of GDP
202414.5 % of GDP
202312.7 % of GDP
202212.7 % of GDP
202114.2 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2011
202014.4 % of GDP
201915.3 % of GDP
201815.7 % of GDP
201716.1 % of GDP
201615.8 % of GDP
201515.6 % of GDP
201412.8 % of GDP
201313 % of GDP
201213.3 % of GDP
201113.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.