GDP per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: GDP per capita was 5,535 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 5,535 constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 5,535 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,555 constant 2015 US$, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
GDP per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,555 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1961 | 1,609 constant 2015 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 1,652 constant 2015 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1,778 constant 2015 US$ | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 1,897 constant 2015 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 2,064 constant 2015 US$ | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 2,142 constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 2,244 constant 2015 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 2,449 constant 2015 US$ | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 2,628 constant 2015 US$ | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 3,000 constant 2015 US$ | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 3,178 constant 2015 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 3,510 constant 2015 US$ | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 3,792 constant 2015 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 4,004 constant 2015 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 3,892 constant 2015 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 4,297 constant 2015 US$ | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 4,326 constant 2015 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 4,186 constant 2015 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 4,285 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 4,212 constant 2015 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 4,103 constant 2015 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 3,924 constant 2015 US$ | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 3,786 constant 2015 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 3,671 constant 2015 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 3,576 constant 2015 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 3,413 constant 2015 US$ | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 3,341 constant 2015 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 3,315 constant 2015 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3,341 constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 3,508 constant 2015 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 3,486 constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,599 constant 2015 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 3,588 constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3,604 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,628 constant 2015 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 3,720 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3,782 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3,847 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3,861 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,012 constant 2015 US$ | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 3,998 constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,991 constant 2015 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4,080 constant 2015 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 4,301 constant 2015 US$ | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 4,422 constant 2015 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4,575 constant 2015 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 4,701 constant 2015 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 4,792 constant 2015 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 4,733 constant 2015 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,857 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,931 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,028 constant 2015 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5,038 constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,091 constant 2015 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5,130 constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,264 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 5,285 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,327 constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,321 constant 2015 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,039 constant 2015 US$ | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 5,215 constant 2015 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 5,447 constant 2015 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 5,464 constant 2015 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5,485 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 5,535 constant 2015 US$ | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,002 constant 2015 US$ | 1,555 constant 2015 US$ | 2,628 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,847 constant 2015 US$ | 3,000 constant 2015 US$ | 4,326 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,668 constant 2015 US$ | 3,315 constant 2015 US$ | 4,212 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,662 constant 2015 US$ | 3,486 constant 2015 US$ | 3,861 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,360 constant 2015 US$ | 3,991 constant 2015 US$ | 4,792 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,127 constant 2015 US$ | 4,857 constant 2015 US$ | 5,327 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,364 constant 2015 US$ | 5,039 constant 2015 US$ | 5,535 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 25 Austria 46,090 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 26 Canada 45,418 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 27 Belgium 45,146 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 28 Finland 44,941 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 29 Germany 44,147 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 30 Israel 42,596 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 31 Andorra 42,320 constant 2015 US$ 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 per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gdp per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 5,535 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,535 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,555 constant 2015 US$ in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gdp per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.