“Ratio of the price of 1,000 books to a gold coin” went from 7.1 in 1360 (1981/82) to 9.9 in 1396 (2017/18) (up 38%). It peaked at 29.1 in 1380 (2001/02).

Book purchasing power in Iran | Price of a thousand books vs a full gold coin, 1360–1396 (1981–2018)
Year	Ratio of the price of 1,000 books to a gold coin
1360 (1981/82)	7.1
1361 (1982/83)	8.7
1362 (1983/84)	15.2
1363 (1984/85)	14.9
1364 (1985/86)	12.5
1365 (1986/87)	9.5
1366 (1987/88)	7
1367 (1988/89)	9.7
1368 (1989/90)	11.9
1369 (1990/91)	11.6
1370 (1991/92)	12.8
1371 (1992/93)	18.4
1372 (1993/94)	16.4
1373 (1994/95)	14
1374 (1995/96)	15.6
1375 (1996/97)	20.4
1376 (1997/98)	24.6
1377 (1998/99)	25.7
1378 (1999/00)	22.3
1379 (2000/01)	24.2
1380 (2001/02)	29.1
1381 (2002/03)	26.8
1382 (2003/04)	19.2
1383 (2004/05)	17.9
1384 (2005/06)	17.4
1385 (2006/07)	14
1386 (2007/08)	14.8
1387 (2008/09)	14.7
1388 (2009/10)	14.6
1389 (2010/11)	10.8
1390 (2011/12)	8.2
1391 (2012/13)	7.9
1392 (2013/14)	9.7
1393 (2014/15)	13.2
1394 (2015/16)	15.2
1395 (2016/17)	13.2
1396 (2017/18)	9.9

Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian

About this data

The data on this page is about Iran. Figures come from Iranian sources as published, without adjustment.

Iranian (Solar Hijri) years run from late March to March: 1404 = March 2025 to March 2026.

Details

Source: Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Year: 1399 (2020/21)
Industry: Books and publishing
Published: Oct 14, 2020

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