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IR · IRN · BACI 364 · latest data 2024

Exports

$13.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $13,291 M68.2% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$22.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $22,608 M53.7% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$9.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$9,317 M

Total trade

$35.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $35,900 M60.4% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #93 of 225 exporters · top half · #77 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.3 pp

Trade timeline

Iran's exports fell from $16.1B in 1995 to $13.3B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$9.3B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Iran per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$16,089 M	$8,457 M	$7,633 M	$24,546 M
1996	$18,940 M	$10,592 M	$8,348 M	$29,533 M
1997	$18,608 M	$17,057 M	$1,551 M	$35,665 M
1998	$13,691 M	$16,103 M	−$2,412 M	$29,793 M
1999	$18,163 M	$14,843 M	$3,319 M	$33,006 M
2000	$25,912 M	$16,938 M	$8,974 M	$42,850 M
2001	$23,259 M	$20,732 M	$2,527 M	$43,990 M
2002	$20,229 M	$24,648 M	−$4,419 M	$44,877 M
2003	$28,855 M	$31,215 M	−$2,360 M	$60,071 M
2004	$36,485 M	$41,038 M	−$4,552 M	$77,523 M
2005	$48,354 M	$44,896 M	$3,459 M	$93,250 M
2006	$67,517 M	$35,912 M	$31,605 M	$103,429 M
2007	$73,492 M	$49,902 M	$23,590 M	$123,394 M
2008	$100,424 M	$57,674 M	$42,750 M	$158,098 M
2009	$62,306 M	$45,249 M	$17,057 M	$107,555 M
2010	$93,271 M	$73,170 M	$20,101 M	$166,441 M
2011	$124,553 M	$80,154 M	$44,399 M	$204,707 M
2012	$77,004 M	$68,971 M	$8,032 M	$145,975 M
2013	$71,742 M	$68,842 M	$2,900 M	$140,584 M
2014	$76,994 M	$72,676 M	$4,319 M	$149,670 M
2015	$51,308 M	$57,177 M	−$5,868 M	$108,485 M
2016	$61,607 M	$57,116 M	$4,491 M	$118,722 M
2017	$80,908 M	$67,250 M	$13,658 M	$148,159 M
2018	$87,705 M	$54,544 M	$33,161 M	$142,249 M
2019	$41,746 M	$48,804 M	−$7,058 M	$90,549 M
2020	$32,396 M	$40,982 M	−$8,586 M	$73,378 M
2021	$52,514 M	$52,776 M	−$262 M	$105,291 M
2022	$57,108 M	$56,588 M	$520 M	$113,696 M
2023	$13,243 M	$29,110 M	−$15,867 M	$42,354 M
2024	$13,291 M	$22,608 M	−$9,317 M	$35,900 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.3% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #41 → #93.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Iran per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.32%	0.17%	#41	#53
1996	0.35%	0.20%	#40	#49
1997	0.33%	0.30%	#41	#44
1998	0.25%	0.29%	#44	#44
1999	0.32%	0.26%	#41	#43
2000	0.40%	0.26%	#41	#45
2001	0.37%	0.33%	#42	#41
2002	0.31%	0.37%	#45	#41
2003	0.38%	0.41%	#42	#41
2004	0.40%	0.44%	#42	#40
2005	0.46%	0.43%	#40	#40
2006	0.56%	0.30%	#38	#46
2007	0.53%	0.36%	#39	#45
2008	0.62%	0.36%	#37	#47
2009	0.50%	0.36%	#38	#47
2010	0.62%	0.49%	#34	#37
2011	0.69%	0.45%	#34	#39
2012	0.43%	0.38%	#47	#45
2013	0.39%	0.38%	#49	#46
2014	0.42%	0.40%	#44	#43
2015	0.32%	0.36%	#49	#45
2016	0.39%	0.36%	#42	#44
2017	0.46%	0.38%	#38	#45
2018	0.46%	0.29%	#39	#50
2019	0.23%	0.26%	#55	#54
2020	0.19%	0.24%	#61	#54
2021	0.25%	0.25%	#54	#54
2022	0.24%	0.23%	#56	#56
2023	0.06%	0.13%	#91	#72
2024	0.06%	0.10%	#93	#77

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Trading partners

China was Iran's top trading partner in 2024, at 37.3% of total trade; the top five partners covered 71.9%.

Year

Top partner share: 37.3%
Top-5 share: 71.9%
Partners: 116
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.180

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China $4.4B

Türkiye $2.5B

Pakistan $1.2B

India $1.1B

Azerbaijan $633M

Armenia $629M

Uzbekistan $333M

Kuwait $328M

Germany $238M

Kazakhstan $217M

Italy $191M

Netherlands $52M

France $52M

Malaysia $35M

Brazil $10M

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Top partners of Iran in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$4,443 M	$8,941 M	$13,384 M	−$4,499 M
#2	Türkiye	$2,454 M	$3,096 M	$5,551 M	−$642 M
#3	Brazil	$10 M	$3,004 M	$3,014 M	−$2,994 M
#4	India	$1,059 M	$1,253 M	$2,311 M	−$194 M
#5	Germany	$238 M	$1,298 M	$1,536 M	−$1,059 M
#6	Pakistan	$1,201 M	$0 M	$1,202 M	$1,201 M
#7	Italy	$191 M	$553 M	$744 M	−$362 M
#8	Armenia	$629 M	$108 M	$737 M	$520 M
#9	Azerbaijan	$633 M	$14 M	$647 M	$619 M
#10	Malaysia	$35 M	$534 M	$568 M	−$499 M
#11	Netherlands	$52 M	$460 M	$513 M	−$408 M
#12	Uzbekistan	$333 M	$121 M	$454 M	$212 M
#13	Kuwait	$328 M	$46 M	$374 M	$282 M
#14	Kazakhstan	$217 M	$123 M	$340 M	$93 M
#15	France	$52 M	$277 M	$329 M	−$225 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Iran's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Iran's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.076 → 0.168, a moderately concentrated export base across 116 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Iran per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.076	0.060	93	65
1996	0.071	0.052	105	72
1997	0.071	0.042	152	110
1998	0.067	0.043	157	111
1999	0.065	0.041	157	111
2000	0.070	0.042	171	115
2001	0.076	0.043	175	116
2002	0.081	0.049	177	131
2003	0.090	0.051	175	122
2004	0.082	0.057	174	127
2005	0.083	0.065	179	129
2006	0.074	0.058	177	119
2007	0.101	0.068	155	116
2008	0.109	0.063	154	121
2009	0.115	0.069	150	124
2010	0.089	0.082	174	146
2011	0.101	0.095	172	133
2012	0.164	0.119	147	121
2013	0.178	0.119	168	130
2014	0.202	0.126	164	129
2015	0.169	0.124	172	135
2016	0.109	0.103	166	140
2017	0.097	0.106	167	135
2018	0.115	0.093	171	138
2019	0.141	0.120	165	125
2020	0.152	0.135	169	123
2021	0.136	0.151	168	118
2022	0.139	0.144	163	122
2023	0.166	0.181	130	86
2024	0.168	0.202	116	88

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