GDP growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): GDP growth was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 15.2% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 1980.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.7% | — |
| 1962 | 2.6% | -30.1% |
| 1963 | 11.2% | +328.4% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 12.2% | +20.2% |
| 1966 | 7.2% | -41.5% |
| 1967 | 7.6% | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | +64.1% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -21.1% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -36.2% |
| 1972 | 11.9% | +113.9% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -54.1% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | +35.2% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -57.8% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | +386.4% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -88.9% |
| 1978 | -1.8% | -208.5% |
| 1979 | -0.5% | -72.5% |
| 1980 | -3.3% | +553.4% |
| 1981 | -1.4% | -57.3% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -876.9% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -56.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -96.4% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +2459.2% |
| 1986 | -1.8% | -140.9% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -157.8% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +77.4% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | +54.7% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +249.5% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -87.7% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +310.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -69.0% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +49.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +103.6% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -43.3% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +57.9% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +40.1% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +191.2% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +72.3% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -109.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -916.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -69.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +120.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -54.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +405.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -38.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -33.7% |
| 2020 | -2.6% | -282.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -269.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -16.6% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -18.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +2459.2% | 0.2% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | +916.3% | -0.4% | 3.5% |
| 1982 | +876.9% | -1.4% | 10.9% |
| 1980 | -553.4% | -0.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 2.6% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | -1.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | -3.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -0.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -2.6% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 5.8% compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8% compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 43 Mali 5.6% compare
- 44 Chad 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gdp growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1976.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 1980.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gdp growth?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.