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A Fifth of Iran’s New Budget Goes to “Maintaining Public Order and Security”
In the 2023 fiscal budget, the Islamic Republic allocates about a fifth of the total of its monetary resources to defense and maintaining “public order and security”. These resources are funded by oil exports, auctioning off government assets, levying taxes, and borrowing money. Iran Open Data
School Dropouts in Iran: 1 of Every 11 Female Students
Recently released official statistics show that 6% of students, or one in every 16, drop out of school. This number reaches 20% (1 of every 5 students) in the second half of secondary school. Iran Open Data’s estimates show that this ratio rises to nearly 9% in female students, and it reaches t
Every 14 hours: This Winter Marks a Record Number of Executions in the Islamic Republic
The number of executions in Iran has increased by 24% since the beginning of winter compared to the average of the last 15 years, an Iran Open Data investigation shows.The average execution rate in the Islamic Republic was one execution every 17 hours between 2008-2022, but with the increase in the
Iran’s Current Crisis Dwarves Previous Currency Shocks
Iran’s national currency lost more than half its value during the March 2022 to March 2023 period. The value of the U.S. dollar in Iran’s currency market was around 26,000 Tomans in March of 2022, but increased to around 60,000 Tomans in March 2023. Iran has weathered several currency shocks in
Iran Lags Behind in Global Green Energy Development
The global energy scene is changing at a rapid pace and Iran is falling behind, with no signs of a potential recovery. Most of the new investments in the energy sector around the world need to demonstrate compliance with the International Energy Agency’s principles for implementing net zero carbon e
Country Ranking based on Industry value added - 2022
This table is taken from the publisher's website.
Economic Cost of Internet Disruptions Estimated at Up To $4.8 Billion
The damage caused to the Iranian economy by the Internet disruptions of the last four months is estimated at tens of trillions of Tomans. The directors of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce announced, at the end of October last year, that the direct loss of income has been about 35 trillion Tomans
Half of Iranian Households Don’t Own a Car, Stats Show
More than 46% of urban Iranian households and 64% of rural households do not own a car, official statistics show, despite a marked overall increase in car ownership rates in the past 15 years.Comparing the number of vehicles with the number of households, there are 1.4 cars for every household in Ir
Iran Ranks Among World's Top Polluting Nations
Iran’s recent ranking by international watchdog groups as the sixth-largest carbon-emitting country in the world is striking, as the country is relatively small compared to the other nine developing or industrialized nations that also appear in the top ten. In fact, in terms of carbon emission inten
Dating in Iran: Poll Shows High Rate of Romantic Relationships
About 85% of women and 79% of men stated that they were in a romantic relationship, an Iran Open Data poll shows. According to the results of this poll, parents are more opposed to their daughters having a romantic relationship than to their sons having one. Also, more women than men said they would
How Much Does the Islamic Republic Spend on Iran’s Morality Police?
Following the September death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police, protesters in Iran are publically calling for the controversial police unit to be disbanded. But where does the Morality Police’s funding come from, and how much does it cost the countr
The amount and percentage of distribution of collection checks in normal and coded terms according to the province and free zones - 2021
This data is taken from table number 12 from page 23 of the report The amount and percentage of distribution of collection checks in normal and coded terms according to the province and free zones - 2021.