🇮🇷 Iran
Public Sector Debt · 2026
Total Debt
41.6%
of GDP
Global Rank
#145
of 192
SOE Debt
+5.2%
1 categories
5yr Change
-12pp
improving
Where the Debt Sits
Central Government
Energy SOEs
Central Government: 36.4%Energy SOEs: 5.2%
Full Debt Breakdown
Central Government36.4% of GDP
Central GovernmentIMF WEO — General Government Debt
36.4%Energy SOEs5.2% of GDP
NIOC + state companies (debts to banking system)Iran Focus / IntelliNewsSOEs owe IRR 1.95Q to CBI + IRR 640T to commercial banks. Highly opaque.
5.2%Total Corporate Debt42.9% of GDP
NF corporate debt (est.)WB WDI 2016
42.9%Household Debt23.1% of GDP
Household debt (est.)WB WDI 2016
23.1%All Layers Total107.6%
Data Sources
IMF WEO — General Government Debtgeneral_government · Updated semi_annual
Dec 202636.4% GDP
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