Afghanistan vs Iran: GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
5.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran
5.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Iran rank
6th

GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
2468199020072025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 5.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.38 current international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iran ranks 6th of 203 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 4.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP 5.06 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.7225 current international $ per US$ of GDP Iran
2010s 3.92 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP 1.13 current international $ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 5.56 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.89 current international $ per US$ of GDP 1.67 current international $ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Iran?
Afghanistan, at 5.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 5.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Iran?
0.38 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iran ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, 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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Indicator
GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
current international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 8,497 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GNI, 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.