Evaluating the Economic Condition of Iran in Comparison with “Twenty-Year Vision Document”

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Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kharazmi University

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In 2005, Iran outlined its goals in economic, science and technology for the next twenty years -The Twenty-Year Vision Document- a working plan to raise the country's ranking to that of the first in the region. After twelve years from setting of the vision document, in this article an attempt has done for evaluation of main macro-economic objectives, economic condition, and also to determine Iran's status between the seven greatest rival countries in the region in the six indices by Constructing Composite Indicators. The result of the composite economic indicator reveals that even though in 2005, Iran ranked fifth between the selected countries, this status has depreciation and slipped one place down and stand in sixth rank in 2010, but again has attempted to rise in rank to fifth place at 2015.

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