After years of sanctions persian rugs back to brighten world markets iran s world renowned handwoven carpets are already making a strong comeba.
Iran carpet percent of exprots.
Iranian hand woven carpet exports peaked in 2017 immediately after the implementation of iran s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers the joint comprehensive plan of action jcpoa.
In 2018 iran exported 62 6b and imported 50 4b resulting in a positive trade balance of 12 2b.
The economy of iran is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector.
In the same year the u s.
Iran s persian rug industry previously brought in 425 million a year but with sanctions prohibiting the carpets from being imported to the us and limiting tourists ability to buy carpets in.
In 2018 iran was the number 48 in total exports the number 51 in total imports and the number 67 most complex economy according to the economic complexity index eci.
It is dominated by oil and gas production although over 40 industries are directly involved in the tehran stock exchange one of the best performing exchanges in the world over the past decade.
Iran exported 20 800 tons of carpets worth 82 5 million during the first four months of the current year march 20 july 21 2020 spokesman for the islamic republic of iran customs.
Iran s economy is marked by statist policies inefficiencies and reliance on oil and gas exports but iran also possesses significant agricultural industrial and service sectors.
Since 2009 exports shrank by as much as 33 percent according to the iranian state news agency.
In 2018 iran s exports per capita were 766 and its imports per capita were.
According to the latest official data iranian hand woven carpets exports fell from 426 million in 2017 to 238.
It is the world s eighteenth largest by purchasing power parity ppp.
The official emphasized that iran exported 18 million worth of carpets to afghanistan.
After 2017 peak iran carpet exports drop sharply.
Latifi said that 4 3 million worth of gabbeh traditional variety of persian carpet were exported to japan during the first four months of this year.
Radio farda august 31 2020.
Kashan march 1 irna iran s exports of handwoven carpet to 80 count.
The iranian government directly owns and operates hundreds of state owned enterprises and indirectly controls many companies affiliated with the country s security.
Imported the highest proportion of iran s world renowned rugs with 28 percent.