Exports - commodities:
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and
nuts, carpets
Exports - partners:
Japan 16.9%, China 11.2%, Italy 5.9%, South Korea 5.8%, Turkey
5.7%, Netherlands 4.6%, France 4.4%, South Africa 4.1%, Taiwan 4.1%
(2005)
Imports:
$45.48 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods,
foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, military
supplies
Imports - partners:
Germany 13.9%, UAE 8.4%, China 8.3%, Italy 7.1%, France 6.3%, South
Korea 5.4%, Russia 4.9% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$58.46 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$14.8 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$408 million (2002 est.)
Currency (code):
Iranian rial (IRR)
Currency code:
IRR