🇮🇷 Iran National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Iran government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $123.9 billion, falling by $315 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in IRR based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 36%. Per-citizen share: $1,409.
Sanctions limit data quality
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Iran ranks 106th by debt-to-GDP, 55th by total debt and 111th by debt per person.
About Iran's National Debt
Iran's official debt ratio is low, but international sanctions, high inflation and a distorted exchange rate make its public finances opaque and its figures hard to compare.
Iran's debt-to-GDP ratio of 36% is low by international standards: higher than 21% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Iran ranks 55th of the 135 governments tracked here.
Iran's debt is rising in IRR, but the figure above is falling by roughly $315 per second because the IRR is weakening against the dollar faster than the debt is growing. Switch the counter to IRR to see the underlying trend. This is an exchange-rate effect, not repayment. Each of Iran's 88 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $1,409. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Iran National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Iran's national debt right now?
Iran's national debt is approximately $123.9 billion as of October 27, 2026, falling by $315 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in IRR. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 36% and each citizen's share is about $1,409.
How fast is Iran's debt growing?
Iran's debt is growing in IRR, but its US-dollar figure is falling by about $315 per second because the IRR is weakening against the dollar. That is a currency-translation effect, not debt repayment.
What is Iran's debt per capita?
Each of Iran's 88 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $1,409 of the national debt.
What is Iran's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Iran's debt-to-GDP ratio is 36%. That is higher than 21% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Iran's government debt at this level?
Iran's official debt ratio is low, but international sanctions, high inflation and a distorted exchange rate make its public finances opaque and its figures hard to compare.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 132,040,002,422 + -315 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ir (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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