Effect of Foreign Trade on Economic Growth in Iran

Foreign trade sector as part of the country's economy, supplying the needs of other parts of the section is responsible for providing that it is not possible through domestic production. But so far, the performance of this sector not only essential needs and non-target attainable within the country has not followed, but has acted as a tool for intensifying the policies on all aspects of economic dependency and multilateral basis. Therefore is considered getting rid of single-product economy of oil as one of the main goals on the way to achieve economic independence, political. For our country that has attempted to do this to diversify production and export of goods of special importance. This study is the effect on the growth of foreign trade economy. Using annual data from 1382–1338 and is estimated using ARDL approach identified models. First, the analysis has been growing emphasis on theoretical foundations of foreign trade and a growth theory refers to the strong relationship between foreign trade and economic growth. Since the origin and source of non-oil export, agriculture and traditional and non-dependent economy of privileges and incentives from world markets taking place in the world of goods and consequently to improve the quality and enhance the competitive power of role have been effectively and the other industrial sector can be exported from the standpoint of the weakest parts of the country's economy and despite the passage of over half a century based its influence so far has not been able to be continuity in global markets. But the results of the estimated models show that as the industrial sector should be the most favorable areas for increasing non-oil exports were taken into consideration because the presence in global markets by issuing more meaningful and industrial goods is justifiable to export raw materials and primary.