Close to 2.2 million licensed sales outlets are active across the country, according to the Statistical Center of Iran.
Grocery stores, real-estate agencies and hair salons are the most ubiquitous of all the businesses.
Grocery stores account for over 170,000 or 8% of the total figure, real-estate agencies 117,000 or 5.5%, and hair salons 68,000 or 3.2%, IRNA reported.
Tehran, Khorasan Razavi and Isfahan are home to the highest number of businesses compared to other Iranian cities.
Around 14.5% of all the businesses are located in Tehran, with 7.7% in Khorasan Razavi and 7.5% in Isfahan.
Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad, Ilam and North Khorasan provinces are at the bottom of the list, holding 1.1%, 1% and 0.99% of the country’s businesses respectively.
According to SCI, about 98.6% of all the businesses operating across the country are in possession of a permanent license with the rest owning temporary licenses.
