GDP (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: GDP (current US$), per capita was 6,202 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 6,202 current US$ per person for gdp (current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 6,437 current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 183.76 current US$ per person, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 183.76 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 191.18 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 185.29 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 198.84 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 215.75 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 230.93 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 241.82 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 255.42 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 282.27 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 304.57 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 334.66 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 370.98 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 425.12 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 537.98 current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1974 | 949.58 current US$ per person | +76.5% |
| 1975 | 1,013 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1,221 current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 1,374 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 1,416 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1,785 current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 2,224 current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 2,220 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2,156 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 2,114 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2,069 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 2,039 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2,000 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,811 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 1,756 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1,756 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,183 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 1,709 current US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 1,752 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,598 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 1,643 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1,775 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 1,918 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 1,954 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,868 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,975 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 2,220 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 2,153 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 2,092 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,279 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 2,624 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 3,051 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 3,482 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 4,010 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 4,839 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 4,261 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 4,875 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 5,736 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 6,052 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5,871 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 5,815 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5,130 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 5,130 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,283 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 5,550 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 5,416 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 4,749 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 5,622 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 6,437 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 6,145 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 6,275 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 6,202 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +76.5% | 537.98 current US$ per person | 949.58 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 228.98 current US$ per person | 183.76 current US$ per person | 304.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 942.69 current US$ per person | 334.66 current US$ per person | 1,785 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,014 current US$ per person | 1,756 current US$ per person | 2,224 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,838 current US$ per person | 1,598 current US$ per person | 2,183 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,101 current US$ per person | 2,092 current US$ per person | 4,839 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,486 current US$ per person | 4,875 current US$ per person | 6,052 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,905 current US$ per person | 4,749 current US$ per person | 6,437 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 22 Germany 60,496 current US$ per person compare
- 23 Israel 60,337 current US$ per person compare
- 24 San Marino 59,871 current US$ per person compare
- 25 Greenland 58,499 current US$ per person compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57,602 current US$ per person compare
- 27 Hong Kong, China 56,983 current US$ per person compare
- 28 Finland 56,148 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gdp (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 6,202 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,437 current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 183.76 current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.