Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$226.04 on 2020 (from US$1,976 to US$2,202).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was +US$46.98 and a typical year strayed about US$143.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$356.89 in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was US$224.14 in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$65.77 a year. A straight line explains 82% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 29 values

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$340.52 (2021)
• Algeria — US$2,810 (2021)
• Bahrain — US$17,253 (2020)
• Djibouti — US$2,747 (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$3,185 (2021)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$2,981 (2021)
• Iraq — US$3,732 (2021)
• Israel — US$43,495 (2021)
• Jordan — US$3,935 (2021)
• Kuwait

More economic policy & debt data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$291.25 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$339.13 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 13.77% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.44 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 68.06% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.73 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?

US$2,202 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 211.33% from US$707.14 in 1993 (4.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2,738 in 2012 and the lowest US$707.14 in 1993.

Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

In 2021, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$226.04 on 2020 (from US$1,976 to US$2,202). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was +US$46.98 and a typical year strayed about US$143.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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