Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Iran
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 7.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.93 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1970s | 6.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1778 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.8949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Iran, at 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Iran ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.