Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iran
1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
9th

GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.511.5196219932025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 0.9153 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9933 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 0.9447 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9488 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2020s 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9948 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Iran, at 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
254 places, 13,209 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

GNI, Atlas method (current 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.