What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 1970.

What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Name: Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 35.5%

Rank

5th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2008

Years of data

1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP for air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2023.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1972	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1973	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1974	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-32.6%
1975	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1976	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1977	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1978	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1979	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1980	0 units per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1981	0 units per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1982	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1983	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1984	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1985	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1986	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1987	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1988	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1989	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1990	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1991	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1992	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1993	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1994	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1995	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1996	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1997	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1998	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1999	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2000	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2001	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
2002	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2003	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2004	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2005	0 units per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
2006	0 units per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2007	0 units per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2008	0 units per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
2009	0 units per US$ of GDP	+73.0%
2010	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2011	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2012	0 units per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2013	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2014	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2015	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2016	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2017	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2018	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2019	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2020	0 units per US$ of GDP	-62.1%
2021	0 units per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2022	0 units per US$ of GDP	+53.5%
2023	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+35.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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
2009	+73.0%	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

2 Ireland 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
3 Tonga 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
4 Vanuatu 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
5 Djibouti 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
6 Hungary 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
7 Belize 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
8 Naoero 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Air transport, passengers carried divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Air transport, passengers carried ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Air transport, passengers carried, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 228 places, 9,939 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Air transport, passengers carried divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.