Editing Economy of Iran (section)

=== Personal income and poverty ===
{{See also|Social class in Iran|Iranian subsidy reform plan#Objectives|Privatization in Iran#"Justice shares" plan|Construction in Iran#Mehr Housing Scheme|l2=Targeted social assistance reform|l3="Justice shares"|l4=Mehr housing scheme}}
[[File:Iran unemployement min-wage Per-capita-income-growth.jpg|thumb|Unemployment rate, per-capita income growth and minimum wage, 2000–2009]]
[[File:Ira world GNI percapita.PNG|thumb|283px|[[List of countries by GNI (nominal, Atlas method) per capita|GNI per capita]]:<br />{{legend|green|Iran in 2010: $4,520 nominal. 2012: $13,000 PPP.<ref name=Mehr1 />}} {{legend|#0000FF|Higher GNI per capita compared to Iran}} {{legend|#FF8040|Lower GNI per capita compared to Iran}}]]

Iran is classed as a [[List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita|middle income country]] and has made significant progress in provision of health and education services in the period covered by the [[Millennium Development Goals]] (MDGs). In 2010, Iran's average monthly income was about $500. The [[GNI per capita]] in 2012 was $13,000, by [[Purchasing power parity|PPP]].<ref name="CIA"/><ref name=Mehr1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131015184439/http://www.irandailybrief.com/2012/05/11/economy-minister-per-capita-income-in-iran-has-surpassed-13000-dollars-per-year-17th-largest-economy-in-the-world-in-2012/ Iran's per capita income exceeds $13,000: minister]. Mehr News Agency, May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2014.</ref><ref name=Aljazeera>{{cite video |date = December 2010 |title = Inside Story{{Snd}} Iran's economic surgery |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOe3UbEAWg0 |medium = Motion picture |publisher = AljazeeraEnglish |location = Iran |access-date = December 28, 2010 |time = 02:50 |quote = in a country where the average income is around 500 dollars}}</ref><ref name=GNI>[http://data.worldbank.org/country/iran-islamic-republic Iran Data by country: Iran, Islamic Rep] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620140232/http://data.worldbank.org/country/iran-islamic-republic |date=June 20, 2013 }}. World Bank (2011). Retrieved February 5, 2011.</ref> A minimum national wage applies to each sector of activity as defined by the Supreme Labor Council. In 2009 this was about $263 per month ($3,156 per year).<ref>[http://payvand.com/news/09/nov/1011.html Iran's Poor Face a Logjam in the Labyrinths of Work] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002195324/http://payvand.com/news/09/nov/1011.html |date=October 2, 2011 }}. ILNA.ir, October 21, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2010.</ref>

In 2001, approximately 20% of household consumption was spent on food, 32% on fuel, 12% on health care and 8% on education.<ref>[http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Iran-INCOME.html Iran – Income]. Encyclopedia of the Nations. Retrieved October 14, 2010.</ref> In 2015, Iranians [[Central Bank of Iran#Debit/credit cards|had little personal debt]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title = Western Companies See Potential in Reaching Iran's Consumers After Nuclear Deal |journal = Wall Street Journal |date = April 6, 2015 |first = Asa |last = Fitch |author2 = Nicolas Parasie |url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/western-companies-see-potential-in-reaching-irans-consumers-after-nuclear-deal-1428313107?cb=logged0.5079263212005186 |access-date = April 10, 2015 }}</ref> In 2007, seventy percent of Iranians owned [[Construction industry of Iran|their homes]].<ref name=ID1>{{cite web|url=http://iran-daily.com/1386/2812/html/economy.htm |title=70% of Population Own Homes |access-date=April 9, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219133453/http://iran-daily.com/1386/2812/html/economy.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2008 }}. ''Iran Daily'', April 9, 2007.</ref>

In 2018–2019, the median household income of Iran was 434,905,000 rials (a bit above $3,300), an 18.6% rise from 2017 to 2018, when median household income was about 366,700,000 rials.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Adjusted for [[purchasing power parity]], Iran's 2017–2018 median income was equivalent to about $28,647 (2017 conversion factor, private consumption, LCU).<ref>[https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PP?locations=IR PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $).] World Bank. Accessed September 21, 2019. Conversion factor was 12800.39.</ref>

As the average Iranian household size is 3.5, this puts median personal income at around $8,185.<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/household_size_and_composition_around_the_world_2017_data_booklet.pdf Household size and Composition Around the World 2017.] The United Nations. Page 18.</ref> While Iran rates relatively well on income, [[List of countries by wealth per adult|median wealth]] is very low for its income level, on par with Vietnam or Djibouti, indicating a high level of spending. According to SCI, median household spending in 2018 was 393,227,000 rials, or 90.5% of the median household income of 434,905,000 rials.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

[[Iranian Revolution|After the Revolution]], the composition of the [[Social class in Iran#The middle class|middle class in Iran]] did not change significantly, but its size doubled from about 15% of the population in 1979 to more than 32% in 2000.<ref name="LOC8">{{Cite book |last1 = Curtis |first1 = Glenn |url = https://archive.org/details/irancountrystudy00curt_2/page/104 |last2 = Hooglund |first2 = Eric |title = Iran, a country study |place = Washington, D.C., USA |publisher = [[Library of Congress]] |date = April 2008 |page = [https://archive.org/details/irancountrystudy00curt_2/page/104 104] |isbn = 978-0-8444-1187-3 }}</ref> In 2008, the official poverty line in [[Tehran]] for 2008 was $9,612. The national average poverty line was $4,932.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HORBQAAQBAJ&dq=The+official+poverty+line+in+Tehran+for+the+year+ending+March+20%2C+2008%2C+was+%249%2C612%2C+while+the+national+average+poverty+line+was+%244%2C932&pg=PA233|title=Iran Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments|date=March 3, 2012|publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-4387-7462-6}}</ref> In 2010, Iran's Department of Statistics announced that 10 million Iranians live under the [[Absolute poverty|absolute poverty line]] and 30 million live under the [[Relative poverty|relative poverty line]].<ref>[http://www.payvand.com/news/10/may/1316.html Ten Million Iranians Under "Absolute Poverty Line"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105030221/http://www.payvand.com/news/10/may/1316.html |date=January 5, 2012 }}. Radio Zamaneh, May 29, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.</ref>