The Development in Iran and Comparison with other Countries of Region; The Vision 1404 Document

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Abstract

According With The Vision 1404 document, The Islamic Republic of Iran has been considered as a developed country with the first class economy in the region (including: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iran Islamic Rep., Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen Rep.). So, there are some questions that how the level of Iran’s development and also economic position of Iran have changed. So, this paper endeavors to combine six major development indicators for countries, furthermore compares Iran’s position among outlook document countries. Using Standardized Score, Numerical Taxonomy and TOPSIS methods, the results of this study indicate that Iran needs an accurate plan to find out the first class economic position among the countries in the region.

Keywords