Iran: Section 1 - Data

摘要

1. According to the Heritage Fund's Economic Freedom Index for 2015, Iran's economy ranked 171st freest out of 178 countries, and last out of 15 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. Overall, its score is well below world and regional averages 2. Despite crippling sanctions and the drop in oil prices, Iran increased its 2015/16 budget by 4 percent over that of 2014/15 3. World powers and Iran struck a milestone agreement on July 14, 2015, that would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions.