Iran vs Netherlands

Iran vs Netherlands: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: -0.9% a year in Iran and 1.6% a year in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.5 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Iran vs Netherlands: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: -0.9% a year in Iran and 1.6% a year in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.5 percentage points.
IranNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Iran.
  • In 2025, Iran ranked 141 and Netherlands ranked 111 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iran at 2% a year and Netherlands at 1.2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIranNetherlands
2025-0.91.6
20243.71.1
20235.3-0.6
20224.45
20214.16.3
20204.4-3.9
2019-2.42.3
2018-3.72.3
201732.8
20166.52.4
2015-1.42.1
201451.6
2013-1.5-0
2012-3.7-1
20115.71.8
20105.81.3
20091-3.7
20080.32.1
20078.23.9
200653.5
20053.22
20044.32
20038.60.1
20028.10.2
20012.42.3
20005.84.2
199925
19982.14.7
19971.44.2
19966.43.4
19952.43.1
1994-1.73
1993-1.51.3
19923.31.6
199112.72.5
199013.64.2
19896.14.5
1988-6.14.6
1987-0.21.9
1986-9.83.1
19851.92.7
1984-7.13.1
198311.11.8
198223.2-1.3
1981-5.7-0.5
1980-21.6–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIranNetherlands
2026-7.61.5
20273.61.3
20281.51.4
20291.81.3
203021.2
203121.2

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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