Iran, Islamic Rep. | Imports of goods and services (current 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 current U.S. dollars. 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 (current US$)
1960 730164938.54414
1961 702251188.37847
1962 642016253.81045
1963 614102503.64477
1964 878548557.84587
1965 1021055598.1653
1966 1195883822.8872
1967 1485305337.7628
1968 1768850273.6562
1969 2050926064.8041
1970 2327125276.9697
1971 2928005748.4792
1972 3689022456.1053
1973 5594486011.5836
1974 11105780993.88
1975 18318369217.639
1976 19212061650.318
1977 23448812229.399
1978 17330359279.22
1979 14516475276.598
1980 27125991304.742
1981 28082907605.863
1982 26415543502.674
1983 37834565739.212
1984 26971526131.836
1985 25746070824.82
1986 21773514753.742
1987 11695655290.9
1988 17595820159.041
1989 21819187475.77
1990 29707835777.732
1991
1992
1993 13150789257.057
1994 9571397629.3059
1995 12985745383.977
1996 18092098185.218
1997 17511229163.519
1998 18245137476.606
1999 17752833899.808
2000 21688407084.278
2001 26939208540.986
2002 30560192008.042
2003 40000915039.177
2004 49500478448.47
2005 54596877011.562
2006 62043181819.396
2007 73628015382.746
2008 89280163310.323
2009 87393787041.709
2010 94299456996.12
2011 101972675212.9
2012 139202134960.19
2013 107936629599.12
2014 103681647163.62
2015 84507234684.627
2016 88046990400.14
2017 107103317188.15
2018 90496181627.879
2019 77352552129.212
2020 58460830560.245
2021 77330090105.536
2022 102470316430.54

Iran, Islamic Rep. | Imports of goods and services (current 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 current U.S. dollars. 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