Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Iran
Iran
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
635 724 6 700 -0.7 797 11.9
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
45 29 73 47
Imports
56 38 65 45
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f.
Annual percentage change
2020 53 543 38 757 2020 0.30
Share in world total exports (%)
2010-2020 -6 -5
2019 -36 -15
2020 -19 -7 2020 0.22
Share in world total imports (%)
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 9.1
Fuels and mining products: 31.6
Agricultural products: 32.6
Fuels and mining products: 1.8
Manufactures: 27.8
Other: 31.5
Manufactures: 64.5
Other: 1
By main destination, % (2018)
By main origin, % (2018)
China: 9.5 United Arab Emirates: 6.2 Korea, Republic of: 2.7
Iraq: 9.3 Afghanistan: 3 Other: 69.3
China: 24.9 United Arab Emirates: 13.8 Turkey: 6.3
European Union: 19.9 India: 6.4 Other: 28.7
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS0802 HS0804 HS0910 HS1905 HS0702
2018 . 488 372 354 322 245
Other nuts, fresh or dried Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados Ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme Bread, pastry, other bakers' wares Tomatoes, fresh or chilled
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS1005 HS1006 HS1201 HS2304 HS1003
2018
Maize (corn) Rice Soya beans, whether or not broken Solid residues from soya-bean oil Barley
2 115 1 629 1 161 651 603
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
5%
Imports 10%
0%
HS0802
HS1005
HS0804
HS1006
HS0910
HS1201
HS1905
HS2304
HS0702
HS1003
10%
20%
30%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2018 6 015 10 883
Annual percentage change
2010-2018 2 3
2017 1 19
2018 0 1
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS2709 HS2710 HS2711 HS3901 HS2905
2018
Petroleum oils, crude Petroleum oils, other than crude Petroleum gases Polymers of ethylene, primary forms Acyclic alcohols, their derivatives
50 823 9 012 5 276 3 386 2 186
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS3004 HS8525 HS8419 HS8708 HS8545
2018
Medicaments in measured doses Radio-telephony transmission tools Machinery, plant equipment Parts for motor vehicles 8701-8075 Articles of graphite/other carbon
1 115 782 743 690 655
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
174
20%
40%
Imports 60%
0%
HS2709
HS3004
HS2710
HS8525
HS2711
HS8419
HS3901
HS8708
HS2905
HS8545
2%
4%
6%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2018 90 593 27 623
Annual percentage change
2010-2018 2 -5
2017 29 16
2018 -9 -25
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Iran TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020
2010-2020
4 482 6 838 2020 0.09
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
-6 -9
2019
2020
4 -15
-55 -51 2020 0.15
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2018)
By main services item, % (2018)
Transport: 25.8 Other commercial services: 21.9
Travel: 52.4 Goods-related services: 0
Transport: 15 Other commercial services: 32.4
By main destination
Travel: 52.6 Goods-related services: 0
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Iran
200
World
100 0
2010
2013
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
2018 2 473 2 483
Exports By sea By air By other
Value
2010-2018 -5 -5
Share (%)
na na na
Annual percentage change 2017 -19 14
Imports By sea By air By other
na na na
2018 -30 -26
Value na na na
Share (%) na na na
Travel 300
Iran
World
200 100 0
2010
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports 2013
2016
2018 5 024 8 695
2010-2018 9 -1
Annual percentage change 2017 -1 12
2018 20 -24
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Exports of OCS by main item (2018) Construction
10.4 16.8 21.6
51.3
Other business services Personal & cultural
Million US$
Value
2018
Other commercial services Exports 2 099 Imports 5 349
Annual percentage change
-1 1
2020
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Other
2010-2018
2010-2020
na na
na na
2017
2018
-1 -5
35 116
2019
2020
na na
na na
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2019 Residents
11 569
Non-residents
578
Trademark applications, 2019 Total
12 147
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Residents
124 721
Non-residents
5 064
Industrial design applications, 2019 Total
129 785
Residents
17 489
Non-residents
133
Total
17 622
175