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  Score Rank
Standards Compliance Index 10.00 out of 100 72
Business Indicator Index 3.08 out of 12 81
Iran
Business Indicators
With an overall score of 3.08/12, Iran is below standard on the economic, legal, and political indicators that make up our Business Index. Iran has a market-based, statist economy, in which total government expenditure, including consumption and transfer payments, is moderate. Government spending equaled 31.4 percent of GDP, and 51.5 percent of government revenues came from state-owned enterprises and government ownership of property. Foreign investment is restricted in several sectors, and there are limitations to foreign ownership.. However, some investment incentives are offered equally to foreign and domestic investors. Contracts are poorly enforced. There are laws protecting most intellectual property rights. Political instability also presents a problem for investors. Corruption is extensive, as reflected in Iran's ranking of 105th out of 163 countries in Transparency International's 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index.  

Business Indicators

Forex Regulations - Capital Controls [text]
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