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Aid as % of GDP	0.1%		[121st of 129]
Consumer price index	192.89 %		[16th of 165]
DEFINITION: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. 2000 = 100		View time series
SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Economic freedom	0.85		[147th of 156]
DEFINITION: Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Exports > Goods and services	35%		[84th of 156]
DEFINITION: Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation
Exports > High technology	2%		[84th of 106]
DEFINITION: High-technology exports as % of manufactured export, 2000.
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Exports to US	$44,300,000.00		[106th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
GDP > PPP	$505,019,000,000.00		[21st of 163]
DEFINITION: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
GDP growth > annual %	4.36 annual %		[93rd of 187]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.		View time series
SOURCE: World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.
GDP per capita, PPP > current international $	7,967.85 PPP $		[63rd of 169]
DEFINITION: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GINI index	43		[19th of 40]
DEFINITION: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Gross fixed capital formation > constant 2000 US$	42,932,120,000 constant 2000 US$		[20th of 145]
DEFINITION: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Gross national income > constant LCU	464576200000000
DEFINITION: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Human Development Index	0.736		[99th of 178]
DEFINITION: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$	18,107,000,000 BoP $		[47th of 156]
DEFINITION: Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
Research and development spending	0.5%		[45th of 69]
DEFINITION: Research and development (R&D) expenditures for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Services, etc., value added > constant 2000 US$	64,063,590,000 constant 2000 US$		[29th of 164]
DEFINITION: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank
Stock exchange	Tehran Stock Exchange
DEFINITION: The nation's major stock exchange.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Technological achievement	0.26		[45th of 68]
DEFINITION: Technology Achievement Index Units: Score
SOURCE: Global Edge
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	5,701,207,000 $		[19th of 178]
DEFINITION: Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: United Nations Development Program. Human Development Report 2001. New York: Oxford University Press,2001, Table A2.1. via ciesin.org
Trade balance with US	-$4,200,000.00		[127th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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