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Iran’s industrial growth exceeds that of 164 states in 2022: UNIDO figures

Figures by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) shows that the growth in Iran’s value-added industrial production in 2022 reached 6.5%, exceeding that of 164 states in the world.

A Saturday report by the IRNA said that the UNIDO had reported in its International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics that Iran’s value-added industrial production increased by 6.5% in 2022, up from 6.6% reported in 2021.

According to UNIDO figures, the per capita value-added industrial production of the Islamic Republic rose to $825 in 2022, a significant increase from $712 in the year before.

The figures showed that the share of industrial added value in Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) was 14.7% in 2022.

Industrial products accounted for 47.7% of Iran’s export while the industrial sector was responsible for 17.4% of jobs in the country in the same year, said UNIDO.