IMF: Iran's Economy to Grow 3.6% Next Year

The IMF projects that Iran's key macroeconomic indicators will improve next year, with economic growth reaching 3.6%.

In a report called the World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund expects Iran's economic growth to reach minus 7.6 percent in 2026.

According to Ambassador Arjan, according to the forecast of the International Monetary Fund, Iran's economy will come out of recession in 2027 and will experience a positive growth of 3.6 percent this year.

This international organization predicts Iran's inflation rate to be 78.6 percent this year and expects that the rate of inflation in Iran will decrease in 2027 and the inflation rate will reach 42 percent this year.

Iran's current account balance for this year is expected to be negative 1.2 percent of GDP. In 2027, Iran's current account balance will be positive and reach 1.2%.

This report predicts Iran's unemployment rate to be 9.2% in 2026 and has announced that this figure will decrease to 9% in 2027.

According to this report, the International Monetary Fund expects the macro indicators of Iran's economy to improve in 2027 despite the US sanctions against Iran.