Iran, Islamic Rep. | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Islamic Republic of Iran
Records
63
Source
Iran, Islamic Rep. | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
1960 15780891998.842
1961 15032795821.252
1962 13883090116.746
1963 13134993939.156
1964 18426790058.528
1965 21214432657.126
1966 24128070401.423
1967 29978969979.836
1968 36026736973.404
1969 40223950264.513
1970 43326580727.359
1971 51776130185.821
1972 60209930251.07
1973 76463436532.509
1974 137376175601.92
1975 207648553849.24
1976 203045958057.57
1977 230146158084.54
1978 160407834341.05
1979 120926559656.44
1980 123352130426.58
1981 116900027480.2
1982 104302824074.2
1983 144716009131.16
1984 99451846962.609
1985 92548977201.763
1986 80580150407.866
1987 88639121495.589
1988 75435362391.656
1989 90084713206.894
1990 119105969755.31
1991 158845477745.3
1992 143975288932.46
1993 115443960165.07
1994 69755901640.49
1995 68891526999.324
1996 81063648404.233
1997 75888051011.015
1998 79466768542.964
1999 74589632142.043
2000 86474415936.446
2001 102262243701.47
2002 120538886909.23
2003 143163666791.9
2004 157329785820.11
2005 154985135038.13
2006 161392698391.61
2007 170796556689.43
2008 180659724840.6
2009 177672982460.45
2010 181837136094.61
2011 164922710199.96
2012 130181612587.82
2013 106363083783.05
2014 107895330632.89
2015 84507234684.627
2016 89508769979.569
2017 95598392114.65
2018 69589150533.538
2019 47591403908.231
2020 33451792726.956
2021 41511927550.559
2022 44619503007.965

Iran, Islamic Rep. | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Islamic Republic of Iran
Records
63
Source