According to a report by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI), the country’s economic growth fell below zero in 2025–2026.
The SCI report indicates that Iran’s economic growth experienced a significant decline in 2025. Including oil sales, economic growth virtually stagnated, while excluding oil, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth saw a sharp decline.
The latest results of the SCI’s quarterly national accounts show that Gross Domestic Product at constant 2021 prices reached 100,492 trillion rials, including oil, in 2025, and stood at 75,942 trillion rials excluding oil.
In comparison, the figures for the previous year were 100,281 trillion rials, including oil, and 76,161 trillion rials excluding oil. Calculating these changes shows negative 0.3% growth in non-oil GDP at basic prices in 2025, while GDP including oil at basic prices recorded mere 0.2% growth.
In 2025, the agricultural sector saw negative 2.9% growth, while the industries and mines sector grew by 0.5%. This included oil and natural gas extraction at 1.8%, other mining at 4.1%, manufacturing at negative 1.5%, natural gas distribution at 2.0%, water and electricity supply at negative 6.5%, and construction at 1.4%. The services sector recorded 0.3% growth compared to 2024.
