Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 16.75 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 16.75 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 74.3% on the previous year and up 249.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 65.08 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -59.72 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 1973 | 17.43 % change on previous year | +286.7% |
| 1974 | 23.81 % change on previous year | +36.6% |
| 1975 | 25.94 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 22.44 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 14.58 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 1978 | 11 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1979 | -0.0468 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1980 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -11837.9% |
| 1981 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1982 | 8.01 % change on previous year | +148.8% |
| 1983 | 10.83 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 1984 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0978 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1986 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +1320.9% |
| 1987 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +272.5% |
| 1988 | 6.07 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1991 | -8.54 % change on previous year | -341.2% |
| 1992 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -182.3% |
| 1993 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 1994 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -213.4% |
| 1995 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 1996 | 8.18 % change on previous year | +318.4% |
| 1997 | 13.02 % change on previous year | +59.2% |
| 1998 | -4.86 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 1999 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 2000 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 27.1 % change on previous year | +1779.1% |
| 2002 | -22.85 % change on previous year | -184.3% |
| 2003 | 20.67 % change on previous year | -190.4% |
| 2004 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 2005 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 2006 | 9.14 % change on previous year | +207.2% |
| 2007 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2008 | -0.4178 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 2009 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -1170.0% |
| 2010 | 41.62 % change on previous year | +831.0% |
| 2011 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 2012 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -255.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -264.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 2015 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -591.8% |
| 2016 | 10.32 % change on previous year | -304.7% |
| 2017 | 12.27 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2018 | -0.4229 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 2019 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -734.9% |
| 2020 | -59.72 % change on previous year | -2323.8% |
| 2021 | 26.79 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 2022 | 65.08 % change on previous year | +142.9% |
| 2023 | 16.75 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +11837.9% | -0.0468 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -2323.8% | 2.69 % change on previous year | -59.72 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1779.1% | 1.44 % change on previous year | 27.1 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1320.9% | 0.0978 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.99 % change on previous year | -0.0468 % change on previous year | 25.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.93 % change on previous year | 0.0978 % change on previous year | 10.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2 % change on previous year | -8.54 % change on previous year | 13.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2 % change on previous year | -22.85 % change on previous year | 27.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 % change on previous year | -5.04 % change on previous year | 41.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.22 % change on previous year | -59.72 % change on previous year | 65.08 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 31 Thailand 50.98 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Philippines 49.62 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Angola 47.52 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Bhutan 45.55 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Tajikistan 43.96 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Ecuador 42.21 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Myanmar 42.12 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 757.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 16.75 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.08 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.72 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.