Egypt vs Iran: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Egypt
6.55 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran
5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
2nd
Iran rank
5th
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6.55 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 1.53 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 2nd and Iran ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.76 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 5.71 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.9462 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2000s | 5.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 5.06 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.0523 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.79 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.77 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2020s | 5.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 4.08 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.9494 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 6.55 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Egypt and Iran?
- 1.53 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 2nd and Iran ranks 5th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), 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, PPP (current 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.