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Islamic Republic of Iran Gross National Savings, % of GDP. Units: Percent of GDP. Multiplier: . Estimates begin after 2013 . This data is sourced from www.opendataforafrica.org where it is offered under an open data licence (www.opendataforafrica.org/legal/termsofuse). Expressed as a ratio of gross national savings in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Gross national saving is gross disposable income less final consumption expenditure after taking account of an adjustment for pension funds. [SNA 1993] For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2013 Notes: Data prior to 1990 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. 2012 GDP in current prices in U.S. dollars is calculated by using a weighted average of the CBI official exchange rate and the CBI's Foreign Exchange Trading Center's rate. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices. Data refer to fiscal years Start/end months of reporting year: April/March Base year: 2004. 2004/05=100 Chain-weighted: No Primary domestic currency: Iranian rial Data last updated: 09/2014.