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The country's currency is the Iranian rial. The symbol used for this currency is ﷼, abbreviated as IRR. 13.1% of the country's population is unemployed. The total number of unemployed in Iran is 10,743,537. Iran exports about US$61.22 billion and imports about US$64.42 billion each year. The country's Gini index is 44.5. Iran has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.749. The Global Peace Index (GPI) for Iran is 2.409. Iran has a public debt equal to 50.4% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) as estimated in 2012. Iran is considered a developing country. A nation's stage of development is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality and quality of life. The country's main industries are petroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other building materials, food processing (especially sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and non-ferrous metal processing, armaments.

The total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) valued as Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Iran is US$1,357,028 billion. Every year, consumers spend around $190,776 million. The ratio of consumer spending to GDP in Iran is 0%, and the ratio of consumer spending to world consumer market is 0.44. Corporate tax in Iran is 25%. Personal income tax ranges from 0% to 35% depending on your specific situation and income level. The VAT in Iran is 10%. In 2013, Iran received $148.8 million in foreign aid. In 2014, foreign aid totaled $100.9.