Iran, Islamic Rep. — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Iran, Islamic Rep., 1990–2025.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Iran, Islamic Rep. was 19,699 in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19,903 in 2024. The lowest was 7,566 in 1990 (about 2.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.77% per year.
Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 108 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 18,586, so Iran, Islamic Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 38%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 22 economies; Algeria (18,586) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13% in 1991. That is 19% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 2006. Doubling roughly every 25 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 65th of 186 in 1990 → 61st of 194 in 2000 → 70th of 200 in 2010 → 100th of 198 in 2020 → 96th of 185 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,699.22 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 19,902.75 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 18,932.68 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 17,542.84 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 15,884.43 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 15,119.31 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 13,927.51 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 15,324.07 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 15,719.42 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 15,194.79 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 14,273.55 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 16,065.16 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,215.21 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 17,021.37 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 19,275.44 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 18,627.82 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 17,614.67 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17,548.67 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 17,383.72 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 15,906.86 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 15,016.27 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 14,425.42 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 13,754.91 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 12,554.33 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 11,533 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 11,186.9 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 10,488.67 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 10,284.7 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 10,100.97 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 9,915.59 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 9,255.34 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 8,951.27 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8,932.55 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8,887.63 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 8,580.18 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 7,565.85 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Iran, Islamic Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1991?
8,580.18 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Iran, Islamic Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Iran, Islamic Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +160.4% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 19,699.22; 2024: 19,902.75; 2023: 18,932.68; 2022: 17,542.84; 2021: 15,884.43. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.