According to the recent report of the Central Bank of Iran, Iran's economy grew 12.5% during April 2016 - March 2017 in comparison to the previous year, under an OPEC deal with the aim of eroding global inventories and lifting crude prices.
The situation of Science and Technology in Iran has been examined and surveyed and the analytical results have been compared with those of other countries on the basis of indices approved by the Cultural High Council in five sectors i.e. in human, fiscal, structural, operational and efficiency sectors during the years 1375 (1996), 1377 (1998), and 1379 (2000).