Afghanistan vs Iran: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
6.15 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2020
Iran
6.08 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2000
Afghanistan rank
178th
Iran rank
179th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
0102030197619982020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6.15 BoP, current US$ per person against 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran, a difference of 0.07 BoP, current US$ per person.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Iran ranks 179th of 199 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 3.42 BoP, current US$ per person 32.27 BoP, current US$ per person 28.85 BoP, current US$ per person Iran
1980s 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person 11.92 BoP, current US$ per person 9.34 BoP, current US$ per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Iran?
Afghanistan, at 6.15 BoP, current US$ per person against 6.08 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Iran?
0.07 BoP, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
11 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1989.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Iran ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,331 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.