Iran vs Pakistan: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Iran
0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Pakistan
0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
199th
Pakistan rank
196th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iran
  • Pakistan
00.0250.050.0750.10.125197620002025

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 199th and Pakistan ranks 196th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
1980s 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1990s 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2000s 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Pakistan?
0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2000.
How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 199th and Pakistan ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service imports (BoP, 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.