Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Iran
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iran currently reports 5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.11 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.91 current 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 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 4.27 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.44 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2000s | 5.06 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 4.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.77 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.82 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 4.08 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.71 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.3748 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Iran, at 5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.11 current 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 (current international $), per unit of gdp between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.91 current 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 (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Iran ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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.