Industry of Iran

Iran has a broad and diversified industrial base. In 1998, the United Nations classified Iran's economy as semi-developed.

According to a report by The Economist, Iran has been ranked 39th for producing $23 billion of industrial products in 2008.[1] From 2008 to 2009 Iran has leaped to 28th place from 69th place in annual industrial production growth rate.[2]

The government of Iran has plans for the establishment of 50–60 industrial parks by the end of the fifth Five-Year Socioeconomic Development Plan by 2015.[3] Iranian contractors have been awarded several foreign tender contracts in different fields of construction of dams, bridges, roads, buildings, railroads, power generation, and gas, oil and petrochemical industries. As of 2011, some 66 Iranian industrial companies are carrying out projects in 27 countries.[4] Iran has exported over $20 billion worth of technical and engineering services over 2001–2011.[5] The availability of local raw materials, rich mineral reserves, experienced manpower have all collectively played crucial role in winning the international bids.[6]

  1. ^ The Economist. Retrieved 7 June 2009. Archived 30 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Iran advances 41 places in industrial production". tehran times. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ^ http://mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspxNewsID=509073? retrieved 12 February 2008 Archived 12 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "No. 3921 | Domestic Economy | Page 4". Irandaily. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Technical-engineering exports surpass $20 billion over a decade - Tehran Times". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  6. ^ "سازمان توسعه تجارت ایران". Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.