Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added
Industry (including construction), value added over time
- Iran
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iran currently reports 39.6% against 32.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 209 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.4% | 28.2% | 9.2% | Iran |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 39.1% | 11.1% | Iran |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 31.1% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 32.8% | 4.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 38.2% | 7.3% | Iran |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.2% | 3.6% | Iran |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 33.2% | 5.5% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Iran, at 39.6% against 32.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 7.6%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
- Iran ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.