Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iran
0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
35th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.10.20.30.40.5196019922025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Iran ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 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
1960s 0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
1970s 0.3238 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2801 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
1980s 0.1691 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 0.3223 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 0.4407 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3096 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2010s 0.3902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1436 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2020s 0.4178 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.195 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Iran, at 0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic savings (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
230 places, 11,097 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic savings (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.