Iran External Debt 1980-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Iran external debt for 2022 was $9,950,397,347, a 3.85% decline from 2021.
  • Iran external debt for 2021 was $10,348,874,167, a 90.48% increase from 2020.
  • Iran external debt for 2020 was $5,433,188,396, a 11.9% increase from 2019.
  • Iran external debt for 2019 was $4,855,393,068, a 15.9% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Iran External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $9,950,397,347 -3.85%
2021 $10,348,874,167 90.48%
2020 $5,433,188,396 11.90%
2019 $4,855,393,068 -15.90%
2018 $5,773,699,804 -15.33%
2017 $6,819,093,933 12.56%
2016 $6,058,410,416 -6.16%
2015 $6,455,859,301 10.97%
2014 $5,817,911,004 -17.04%
2013 $7,013,042,465 -6.27%
2012 $7,481,954,468 -56.65%
2011 $17,260,291,984 -12.69%
2010 $19,768,742,370 6.23%
2009 $18,609,984,964 16.12%
2008 $16,026,650,175 -23.07%
2007 $20,834,072,180 1.66%
2006 $20,494,226,261 -4.20%
2005 $21,393,520,936 2.12%
2004 $20,950,347,847 47.17%
2003 $14,235,372,771 59.33%
2002 $8,934,505,230 7.89%
2001 $8,280,878,565 -5.90%
2000 $8,800,053,479 -9.67%
1999 $9,742,304,900 -21.06%
1998 $12,341,638,353 5.51%
1997 $11,697,339,746 -29.89%
1996 $16,684,178,793 -23.05%
1995 $21,681,652,186 -0.51%
1994 $21,792,481,977 -6.84%
1993 $23,392,435,930 45.52%
1992 $16,074,665,445 41.40%
1991 $11,368,427,701 25.95%
1990 $9,026,182,538 38.29%
1989 $6,526,858,379 11.70%
1988 $5,843,049,165 -5.00%
1987 $6,150,722,410 6.16%
1986 $5,793,964,261 -3.84%
1985 $6,025,227,842 16.77%
1984 $5,159,730,090 -27.10%
1983 $7,078,085,808 -14.41%
1982 $8,269,750,071 108.35%
1981 $3,969,211,555 -14.07%
1980 $4,618,942,613 -14.07%