GNI growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GNI growth was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GNI growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1987–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 165.8% on the previous year and up 3,439.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 11.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 1988.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 9.7% | — |
| 1988 | -11.4% | -217.7% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | -155.7% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +37.7% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | -28.8% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +58.6% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -81.7% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +214.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -83.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -77.8% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +3793.7% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -48.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +90.1% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -38.1% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | -173.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -325.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -69.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -69.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -86.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -128.2% |
| 2015 | -5.9% | +20608.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -203.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -54.7% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -164.0% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | +336.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -303.9% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | -1.4% | -117.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -165.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -20608.3% | -0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | +3793.7% | 0.2% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | -11.4% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 0.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | -3.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -5.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -5.6% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ 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$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gni growth in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni growth recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gni growth recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 1988.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gni growth?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gni growth rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,439.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GNI growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.