<Tr> <Td> Foreign refugees population </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 110 </Td> <Td> United Nations </Td> <Td> Host to the world's largest and longest staying foreign refugees population, mostly Iraqi and Afghan refugees . More info: Afghan Refugees in Iran . As of 2010 there were more than 3 million Afghan refugees living in Iran, and in the prior three decades Iran was host to an average refugee population of over 5 million . </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Median age </Td> <Td> 122 </Td> <Td> 230 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Total median age: 30.3; male median age: 30; female median age: 30.5 . </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Table> Rankings <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Out of </Th> <Th> Source </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP (PPP) </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 193 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> GDP (PPP) = $1.352 trillion . </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP (PPP) per capita </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> 187 </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> GDP (PPP) per capita = $18,077 . </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP (nominal) </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 182 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> GDP (nominal) = $393.4 billion . </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP (nominal) per capita </Td> <Td> 96 </Td> <Td> 187 </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> GDP (nominal) per capita = $4,683 . </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP (PPP) per person employed </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 87 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> US $39,696 per person employed; 33% of the total population is employed </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GNI per capita (PPP) </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> Average national income (PPP) of $11,490 per person / year </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GNI per capita (nominal) </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> GNI (nominal) per capita = US $6,550 . </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP growth rate </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 182 </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> GDP growth of 20.6% (Not adjusted) </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP (real) growth rate </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 217 </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> Adjusted GDP (real) growth rate of 6.54%; See also: 1990 - 2007 annualized GDP growth rate </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Real GDP per capita growth rate </Td> <Td> 99 </Td> <Td> 174 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> Iran's real GDP per capita growth rate = 3.1% </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> World's largest consumer markets </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> United Nations </Td> <Td> Size of Iran's consumer market in 2013 = $190.776 billion </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Starting a Business Index </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> The index measures the ease of starting up a new business </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ease of Doing Business Index </Td> <Td> 124 </Td> <Td> 190 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> The survey was done indirectly & / or by estimation </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Business freedom index </Td> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> Freedom Meta - Index </Td> <Td> Index measuring freedom for private businesses </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prime lending rate </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Prime lending rate of 12% </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Human Development Index </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> 188 </Td> <Td> United Nations / UN Human Development Report 2010 </Td> <Td> Human development index of 0.702; Categorized among High - HDI countries; Iran ranks 3rd worldwide in terms of progress in its Human Development Index for the past three decades </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Human Poverty Index </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 135 </Td> <Td> United Nations / Complete Report </Td> <Td> HPI is a composite index measuring deprivations in the three basic dimensions: a long & healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living; Calculated using HPI - 1 formula; Ranked from least poverty index to maximum poverty index; More info: HDR for Iran </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> National wealth per capita </Td> <Td> 88 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> Iran's per capita national wealth = US $38,000 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Income equality </Td> <Td> 72 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> United Nations </Td> <Td> Iran had a Gini coefficient of 38.8 . </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Least Inflation Rates </Td> <Td> 83 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> IMF </Td> <Td> Inflation rate of ~ 8% More info: Iranian online consumer price monitor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Government Budget </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 188 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Government revenue of $97.7 billion in 2009; 2010 - 2011 Total Government Budget of $347 billion More info: Government of Iran </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Highest government budget surplus </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Government budget surplus of 3.9 billion US dollars </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> List of countries by received FDI </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> $44.640 billion of Foreign Direct Investment in Iran by foreign entities . </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> List of countries by FDI abroad </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> 993 million dollars invested by Iranian entities outside of Iran </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Size of Sovereign Wealth Funds </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Sovereign Wealth Funds Institute </Td> <Td> Sovereign wealth fund of 23 billion dollars in oil stabilization fund (OSF); see also: National Development Fund </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Investment as% of GDP </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 145 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Share of gross fixed investment as% of GDP: 27.7% </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Exports per capita </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 157 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> $1,211 of exports per capita / year </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tax revenue as% of GDP </Td> <Td> 163 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> Heritage Foundation </Td> <Td> Government tax revenue as% of GDP = 7.3% . More info: Taxation in Iran </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Current account balance </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 191 </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> Annual account balance of + 70.797 billion dollars in surplus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> current account balance as% of GDP </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> Current account balance as% of GDP = + 4.05%; Iran has the world's 38th largest trade surplus as% of GDP </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> General government final consumption expenditure </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 145 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> General government final consumption is the total government expenditure excluding capital investments; Iran: 15,826,440,000 constant 2000 US $</Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gold reserve of government </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> 907 tonnes of Gold reserves; More info: Gold reserves of Iran, Iranian Crown Jewels </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Foreign exchange reserves </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> $120 billion of forex reserves, More info: Central Bank of Iran </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> List of countries by imports </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 222 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Annual import bill of $66.97 billion </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> List of countries by exports </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 222 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Total annual exports of $66.37 billion </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Unemployment rate </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> United Nations </Td> <Td> Unemployment rate of 11.3%; Ranked from highest unemployment rate to lowest . </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Difficulty of hiring index </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 154 </Td> <Td> Doing Business & World Bank </Td> <Td> Measures the difficulty to hire workers; Index of Iran: 78 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Difficulty of firing index </Td> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> 154 </Td> <Td> Doing Business & World Bank </Td> <Td> Measures the difficulty to fire workers; Index of Iran: 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Primary exports as% of manufactured exports </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 117 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> Primary export is 93% of total manufactured exports, mostly oil </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Compensation of employees as% of total business expenses </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 135 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 47.14% of business expense is employee compensation </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GDP sector composition </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 197 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Agriculture = 11.2%; Industry = 41.7%; Service = 47.1%; Share of oil related activity in total GDP is less than 10% </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Real Growth in Total Trade </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> The average annual growth rate of the total exports and imports in goods and services at constant 2000 U.S. dollars; This indicator reflects the trade expansion of a country over the period </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Public debt as% of GDP </Td> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Total public debt stands at 16.2% of GDP; Ranked from highest total government debt to lowest . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total external debt </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Ranked from the highest debt to lowest; Total external debt of 12.84 billion dollars; Or 3.7% of GDP; Or $166 per person; 4th least indebted country in the world by external debt to GDP ratio </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total Debt Service </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 135 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> Approximately $2.52 billion paid / year to foreign creditors in interest and principal repayment </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> $external debt as / $1000 of GDP </Td> <Td> 174 </Td> <Td> 186 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> $61.60 / $1000 of GDP </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Labour force </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Total labour force of 24.35 million people, more info: Labor and tax laws in Iran </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>% of Industry in total Labour force </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 139 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 30.4% of labour force work in industry </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>% of Agriculture in total labour force </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 139 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 24.9% of labour force work in agriculture </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>% of female employment in industry </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 130 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 28.4% of all industrial labour force is female </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>% of female employment in agriculture </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 130 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 34.2% of all agricultural labour force is female </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Economic activity growth of females </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 156 </Td> <Td> International Labour Organization </Td> <Td> 34% growth of female participation in economic activities </Td> <Td> 1990--2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Retirement pension as% of GDP </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 58 </Td> <Td> United Nations / IMF </Td> <Td> Iran spends 1.1% of its GDP on national pensions; 5% of Iran's population is 65 yrs old & above; In 2009 for every retiree there were fifteen active workers & by 2050 this ratio is going to fall to three workers per retiree </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Index of Economic Freedom </Td> <Td> 171 </Td> <Td> 179 </Td> <Td> 2008 Heritage Foundation Index of economic freedom </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> World's highest central bank interest rates </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Annualized interest rate set by the central bank to charge commercial banks for short term loans; More info: Banking and Insurance in Iran </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> World's highest commercial bank interest rates </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> CIA World Factbook </Td> <Td> Averaged annualized interest rate charged by the commercial banks on new loans to their most trustworthy customers; More info: Bank Melli Iran </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gross savings as% of Gross National Income </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 172 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> Gross savings of 41.57% of GNI </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Highest Marginal Tax Rate on High Income </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 6th highest marginal tax rate for individual income exceeding $114,101.4; More info: Labour and tax laws in Iran </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taxes on income, profits and capital gains as% of total taxes </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 137 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> Ratio: 58.84% </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Number of micro, small & medium enterprises </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 115 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 1,255,382 Enterprises </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Number of micro, small & medium enterprises / 1000 people </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> World Bank </Td> <Td> 20.62 Enterprises / 1000 people </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> International aid received as% of national GDP </Td> <Td> 120 </Td> <Td> 129 </Td> <Td> OECD </Td> <Td> International aid received is less than 0.1% of GDP; ~ $100 million; The only international aid received is as part of international fight against drug trafficking and Illegal drug trade, chiefly opiates smuggling </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Largest Islamic Banking Sector </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> The Banker </Td> <Td> Iran has the world's largest Islamic banking sector valued at 235.5 billion US dollars </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Least valued currency units </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> International Monetary Fund </Td> <Td> Iranian rial is the world's 4th least valued currency unit; More info: Iranian rial </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> World's largest black markets </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> Havocscope Black Markets Database </Td> <Td> Size of Iran's black market is over US $10.64 billion; Largest black markets in Iran are that of alcohol smuggling ($912.5 million), Drug smuggling ($8.5 billion), Petroleum smuggling ($1.3 billion), Cigarette smuggling, Prostitution, Arms trafficking, Corruption, unlicensed movies and unlicensed software copies . More info: Smuggling in Iran </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Freedom from taxes index </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> Freedom Meta - Index </Td> <Td> Index measuring tax free status of different countries </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Entrepreneurship </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> 177 </Td> <Td> Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index </Td> <Td> See also: Venture capital in Iran and Technology start - ups in Iran </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Out of </Th> <Th> Source </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr>

Where does iran rank in the world by gdp