Iran - Goods and services expense (% of expense)

Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Iran was 10.73 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 38.32 in 1975, while its lowest value was 9.83 in 1979.

Definition: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1972 22.61
1973 25.39
1974 33.65
1975 38.32
1976 36.83
1977 31.94
1978 30.09
1979 9.83
1980 14.81
1981 18.74
1982 19.77
1983 19.74
1984 19.50
1985 19.09
1986 15.63
1987 15.82
1988 17.39
1989 16.19
1990 16.57
1991 18.07
1992 14.94
1993 15.05
1994 19.56
1995 20.71
1996 15.98
1997 15.80
1998 17.93
1999 15.39
2000 17.93
2001 14.20
2002 12.89
2003 11.94
2004 12.06
2005 10.97
2006 10.32
2007 9.83
2008 9.91
2009 10.73

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance