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 Middle East* Economy1

Country

GDP Adjusted $Millions

Per Capita GDP [Adjusted $]

Real GDP
Growth
[Adjusted %]

Petroleum Reserves
[Billions BBL]

Imports
$Billions
Exports
$Billions
ForeignDebt
$Billions

Algeria

239,000

7,200

6

12.46

22.53 49.59 21.54

Bahrain

14,1100

20,500

5.9

0.1

7.83

11.17

6.83

Egypt

339,000

4,400

4.7

2.7

24.1

14.33

28.95

Iran

552,000

8,100

6.8

133.3

42.5

55.42

16.94

Iraq

94,100

3,400

-3

113

19.57

17.78

82.1

Israel

140,100

22,300

4.7

0

43.19

40.14

73.87

Jordan

27,860

4,800

5.9

0

8.7 4.2 8.7

Kuwait

53,310

22,800

5.6

96.5

12.23

44.43 14.93

Lebanon

20,420

5,300

0.5%

0

8.9 1.8 25.9

Libya

48,290

8,400

8.5

40

10.82 30.79 4.3

Morocco

140,900

4,300

1.2

0.1

18.15

9.472

15.6

Oman

40,220

13,400

1.9

6.1

8.709

19.01 4.586

Palestine

2,5683

~6624

-7.5

0

1.955 .275 0

Qatar

22,510 26,100 8.8 162 6.7 24.9 20.63

Saudi Arabia

340,600

12,900

6.5

263

44.93

165

34.55

Sudan

84,093

2,100

7.7

0.3

5.028

6.989

18.15

Syria

63,310

3,400

4.5

2.5

5.973

6.344

8.59

Tunisia

76,990

7,600

4.8

1.7

12.86

10.3

18.91

Turkey

552,700

7,900

5.1

0.29

101.2

72.49

161.8

UAE

74,670

29,100

6.7

97.8

60.15

103.1

30.21

Yemen

17,230

800

2.4

4.37

4.19

6.387

5.689

1. Sources: CIA World Book of Facts 2005 and 2006 estimates

2. Qatar has 5% of the world's proven reserves of natural gas

3. "Palestine" consists of the areas and persons under the control of the Palestinian authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Figure for GDP is 2003 estimate. 

4. Current data are not available. This figure is 2006 population divided by 2003 GDP.

5. 2003 estimate

Data are believed to be reliable but are not guaranteed to be authoritative. Please tell us about any errors. Updated May 2006. Most data are 2005 estimates.

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