GDP growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: GDP growth was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 2.7% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 17.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2020.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 47 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 growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.1% | — |
| 1962 | 5.4% | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 10.6% | +94.0% |
| 1964 | 9.6% | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +23.4% |
| 1966 | 6.6% | -43.7% |
| 1967 | 7.7% | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | +58.4% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +67.3% |
| 1971 | 9.0% | -48.6% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | +51.4% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -17.8% |
| 1974 | 8.7% | -22.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -98.6% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | +11489.6% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -72.7% |
| 1978 | -0.2% | -106.2% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | -2495.3% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -74.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -62.2% |
| 1982 | -1.3% | -331.4% |
| 1983 | -0.4% | -68.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -131.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +375.6% |
| 1986 | -1.5% | -352.4% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -166.2% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +131.7% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +67.6% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +121.3% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -74.1% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +183.8% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -60.8% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +58.8% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -33.2% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +128.2% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -68.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +116.7% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +72.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -74.1% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +315.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +62.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -53.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | -3.6% | -325.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -241.4% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -64.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +17.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +11489.6% | 0.1% | 13.8% |
| 1979 | +2495.3% | -0.2% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 5.4% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | -0.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | -1.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -3.6% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 31 Togo 6.3% compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 6.3% compare
- 33 Cape Verde 6.3% compare
- 34 Palau 6.3% compare
- 35 Ghana 6.0% compare
- 36 Gambia 5.9% compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.9% 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gdp growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 2.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gdp growth?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 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.