Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP

Iran
4.29 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
3.54 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
246810199020072025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 4.29 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP against 3.54 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.75 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 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
1990s 6.54 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 6.28 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.2617 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 4.85 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 4.95 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.1033 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 2.68 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 3.12 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.4348 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 3.79 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 3.48 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.3104 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Iran, at 4.29 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP against 3.54 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.75 constant 2021 international $ 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)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 8,673 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.