GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre was 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 137,295 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 137,295 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 152,113 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 161,536 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 165,383 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 171,628 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 180,340 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 194,464 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 204,342 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 217,808 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 230,664 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 250,176 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 263,079 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 276,396 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 289,305 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 320,284 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 346,041 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 376,008 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 409,007 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 430,068 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 444,071 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 471,089 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 482,821 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 503,144 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 511,457 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 514,354 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 503,979 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 519,285 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 550,000 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 582,116 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 593,892 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 613,404 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 660,610 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 740,340 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181,557 current international $ per square kilometre | 137,295 current international $ per square kilometre | 230,664 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 340,444 current international $ per square kilometre | 250,176 current international $ per square kilometre | 444,071 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,214 current international $ per square kilometre | 471,089 current international $ per square kilometre | 593,892 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 701,136 current international $ per square kilometre | 613,404 current international $ per square kilometre | 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 24 Barbados 15.22 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 25 United States Virgin Islands 14.99 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Kuwait 14.46 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Andorra 12.35 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Bangladesh 12.08 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Italy 12.04 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 11.52 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,107 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,295 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- GDP, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.