Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 602.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -47.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +58.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +87.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +110.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More social development data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.20 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8.20 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -42.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.29 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -33.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 602.4%. 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 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.