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The World Bank’s October 2026 regional economic update, announced on October 6, includes a country table for Iran. Its indicators are estimates and projections, not newly observed outcomes. This article reports the country row while retaining the source’s labels and units.
Iran’s real GDP per-capita growth is listed at -1.8% for 2025, -8.4% for 2026. These rates measure change in output per person, not total real GDP growth. The table labels 2025 an estimate and 2026 a forecast. Iran’s fiscal year begins on March 21 or 22 and ends on March 20 or 21; the 2026/27 fiscal year is not a calendar-year measure.
Iran inflation is shown at 49.1% in 2025 and 74.2% in 2026. The appendix identifies annual consumer-price inflation but does not say whether the rate is an annual average or year-end measure. It should not be read as a monthly CPI observation or compared on an assumed identical basis.
For 2026, Iran’s -8.4% real GDP per-capita growth projection alongside 74.2% inflation gives two separate annual indicators, not a measure of what caused prices or output to move. The table does not decompose export volumes, energy or food costs, or shipping charges, and its CPI basis is not specified.