GDP per capita growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): GDP per capita growth was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita 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
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 52.1% on the previous year and up 154.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 11.8% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -6.2%, in 1980.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -98.5% |
| 1963 | 8.4% | +48071.4% |
| 1964 | 7.3% | -12.6% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | -53.7% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 9.4% | +101.3% |
| 1969 | 8.0% | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -28.3% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -52.4% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | +226.1% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -70.9% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | +71.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -96.1% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +6750.6% |
| 1977 | -1.3% | -110.7% |
| 1978 | -4.7% | +271.2% |
| 1979 | -3.4% | -26.9% |
| 1980 | -6.2% | +80.4% |
| 1981 | -4.4% | -28.8% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | -271.3% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -79.6% |
| 1984 | -2.9% | -291.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -138.6% |
| 1986 | -4.8% | -519.2% |
| 1987 | -2.0% | -58.1% |
| 1988 | -1.2% | -42.2% |
| 1989 | -0.2% | -86.6% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -4468.9% |
| 1991 | -1.6% | -123.4% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -235.1% |
| 1993 | -1.1% | -153.0% |
| 1994 | -0.2% | -78.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -290.6% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +658.1% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -70.9% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +188.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +95.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -78.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +55.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -66.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +1239.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -50.9% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -65.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -55.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +365.6% |
| 2011 | -2.5% | -196.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -159.5% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -154.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -167.7% |
| 2015 | -0.6% | -212.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -720.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -55.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -80.8% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -220.6% |
| 2020 | -4.2% | +976.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -160.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -55.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -39.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -52.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +48071.4% | 0.0% | 8.4% |
| 1976 | +6750.6% | 0.2% | 11.8% |
| 1990 | +4468.9% | -0.2% | 6.7% |
| 2004 | +1239.8% | 0.4% | 5.2% |
| 2020 | -976.8% | -0.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 0.0% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | -4.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1% | -6.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -1.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -2.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -4.2% | 2.6% | 6 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gdp per capita growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1976.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.2% in 1980.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.4%. 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 per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.