Template:Economy of Iran table
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| Economy of Iran | ||
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| Currency | Iranian rial (IRR) | |
| Fiscal year | 21 March - 20 March | |
| Trade organisations | ECO, OPEC, WTO (observer) | |
| Statistics | ||
| GDP ranking | 19th (2005 est.) [1] | |
| GDP (PPP) | $610 billion (2006) [1] note: estimates ranges from $597 billion (2006) by IMF to $701 billion (2005) by EIU [2] |
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| GDP growth | 5% (2006) note: 7% growth for 2007-2008 projected [3] |
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| GDP per capita
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$8,900 (2006) [1] note: estimates ranges from $8,400 (2006) by IMF to $10,099 (2005) by EIU [2] |
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| GDP by sector | agriculture (11.2%), industry (41.7%), services (47.1%) (2006) | |
| Inflation | 15.8% (2006) | |
| Pop below poverty line | 16% (2006)[4] note: CIA place this number at 40%, as there is no universally agreed upon measurement. |
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| Labour force | 25 million (2006); note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) | |
| Labour force by occupation | agriculture (30%), industry (25%), services (45%) (2001) | |
| Unemployment | 11.2% (2004) | |
| Main industries | petroleum, petrochemicals, car manufacturing, food processing, utilities, telecom, pharmaceuticals, textiles, cement, construction, metal fabrication, armaments, electronics | |
| Trading Partners | ||
| Exports | $63.18 billion (2006) | |
| Main partners | Japan 16.9%,, China 11.2%, Italy 5.9%, South Korea 5.8%, South Africa 4.1%, Taiwan 4.1%, (2005) | |
| Imports | $45.48 billion (2006) | |
| Main Partners | Germany 13.9%, UAE 8.4%, China 8.3%, Italy 7.1%, France 6.3%, South Korea 5.4%, Russia 4.9% (2005) | |
| Public finances | ||
| Public debt | 25.3% of GDP (2006) | |
| External debt | $14.8 billion (2006) | |
| Revenues | $104.6 billion (2006) | |
| Expenses | $100.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $7.6 billion (2006) | |
| Economic aid | $408 million (2002) | |
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