IMF ranks Iran sixth among Islamic countries in 2025, data shows
Iran ranked as the sixth-largest economy among Islamic countries in 2025 based on purchasing power parity, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
According to Tasnim news agency, the latest IMF data showed that Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached an estimated $1,845 billion in 2025, placing it sixth among 53 Islamic countries.
Indonesia was ranked as the largest Islamic economy in 2025 with a GDP of $5,047 billion. Turkey followed with $3,785 billion, Saudi Arabia with $2,728 billion, Egypt with $2,393 billion and Nigeria with $2,264 billion, all ahead of Iran.
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates ranked seventh to tenth, respectively.
The UAE’s GDP based on purchasing power parity was estimated at $948 billion, about half of Iran’s level.
Iran’s economy was also larger than those of Algeria, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Albania and Iraq in 2025, the report said.
The IMF also reported that Iran’s GDP increased by $23 billion in 2025 compared with the previous year. Iran’s GDP stood at $1,822 billion in 2024, rising to $1,845 billion in 2025.
Based on IMF figures, Iran ranked as the world’s 24th largest economy in 2025. China remained the world’s largest economy with a GDP of $41 trillion, followed by the United States at $30 trillion and India at $17 trillion.