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2022
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Exports $11.2MRnk 47 / 127
2022
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Top Product $6.1MPaintings
2022
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Exports $45.5MRnk 179 / 219
2022
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Top Product $18.6MMedical Instruments
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.072Rnk 60 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$389BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-39.7%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $4,388CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-47.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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Iran-United States Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $11.2M to United States. The main products that Iran exported to United States were Paintings ($6.1M), Antiques ($4.5M), and Brochures ($198k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.8%, from $65.5M in 2017 to $11.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to United States.

United States-Iran Trade: In 2022, United States exported $45.5M to Iran. The main products that United States exported to Iran were Medical Instruments ($18.6M), Orthopedic Appliances ($3.03M), and Other Plastic Products ($2.96M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.7%,  from $187M in 2017 to $45.5M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Iran.

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Iran exported $11.2M to United States. The main products exported from Iran to United States were Paintings ($6.1M), Antiques ($4.5M), and Brochures ($198k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.8%, from $65.5M in 2017 to $11.2M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $45.5M to Iran. The main products exported from United States to Iran were Medical Instruments ($18.6M), Orthopedic Appliances ($3.03M), and Other Plastic Products ($2.96M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $187M in 2022 to $45.5M in 2017.

Exports from Iran (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Iran (Flag) and United States (Flag)

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top DestinationChina$5.72B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

This map shows whether countries import more from Iran or United States. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Iran and United States or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than United States included Armenia ($557M) and Azerbaijan ($454M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Iran included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iran - United States

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Iran and United States by product, considering products traded by both, Iran and United States.

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Arts and Antiques ($10.7M), Paper Goods ($260k), and Textiles ($146k).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Instruments ($28.3M), Chemical Products ($10.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iran United States+$3.45MPaintings
Top Product Potential United States Iran+$22.2MMedical Instruments

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Iran and United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran.

Product Space of Iran (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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