Foreign debt rose 15.2% to USD 6,276 bil in Iran in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Iran reached an all time high of USD 23,392 bil in 1993 and an all time low of USD 3,969 bil in 1981.
Iran has been ranked 69th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 44 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,597 | 2,596 | 2,752 | 2,679 | 2,662 | |||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 1,333,769 | 1,413,904 | 1,704,594 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | 478,826 | 455,502 | 511,473 | 521,030 | 560,871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | USD bil | 6,456 | 6,058 | 6,819 | 5,774 | 4,855 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,127 | 23,359 | 28,103 | 27,790 | 27,468 | ||
| Kazakhstan | USD bil | 153,470 | 163,779 | 159,239 | 157,269 | 159,248 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pakistan | USD bil | 68,614 | 75,052 | 91,662 | 99,224 | 107,883 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syria | USD bil | 4,419 | 4,368 | 4,604 | 4,584 | 4,590 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | USD bil | 7,004 | 8,167 | 8,650 | 8,160 | 6,516 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | USD bil | 13,390 | 15,124 | 16,352 | 17,609 | 22,407 |
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