Economy of the Arab world

Facts at a glance

Economic summaries
Key indicators from the World Bank tracing trends in social and economic development over the last three decades (PDF files):

Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Jordan

Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Oman

Qatar
S Arabia
Syria
Tunisia

UAE
Yemen

Middle East and North Africa
This page on the World Bank's website provides links to regional topics and economic information about individual countries.

At-a-glance statistics for the region

Working papers
Discussion/research documents on the Middle East and North Africa

International Monetary Fund
(official website)

GDP (national)
of Arab and Mediterranean countries

GDP (per capita)
of Arab and Mediterranean countries

Islamic banks - how they work

Corporate governance in Islamic banks
The Muslim banking world faces the challenge of expanding internationally while remaining true to Islamic principles. By Nasser M Suleiman.

The Euro and the Arab/Mediterranean countries

Maps showing economic activity


Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon	Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen

Maps showing land use


Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon	Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen

Maps showing population density


Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon	Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen

Click here for various economic maps of Palestine/Israel

Economic development

Economic integration tendencies in the Middle East and North Africa
by Nasser M. Suleiman

Arab Gulf Program of the UN Development Organisation
(AGFUND)
This is a regional institution which aims to achieve sustainable development and targets the neediest groups, particularly women and children in developing countries.

Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR)

D-8 (the Developing Eight)

Mediterranean Development Forum II
The programme for this ground-breaking conference held in Marrakech, in September 1998, contains much useful information.

USAID programmes
Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; Lebanon; Morocco; West Bank/Gaza; Yemen

Trade

Arab Free Trade Area (AFTA)

External trade of the Arab countries

EU share of Mediterranean countries' trade

Mediterranean countries' share of EU

Airbus sales to Arab and Mediterranean countries

Transit chokepoints
Places of strategic importance to world trade: the Suez Canal, Bab al-Mandab (Red Sea), and the Strait of Hormuz. [US Energy Information Administration]