Statizoid

Iran vs Iraq: GDP per person employed

Iran
57,468 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Iraq
54,291 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Iran rank
72nd
Iraq rank
75th

GDP per person employed over time

  • Iran
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 57,468 constant 2021 PPP $ against 54,291 constant 2021 PPP $ in Iraq, a difference of 3,176 constant 2021 PPP $.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 75th of 177 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)
Unit
constant 2021 PPP $
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,764 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.