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Economic Indicators For: Middle East › Change country
Countries in this region: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates

Overview: The global crisis is now affecting the countries in the Middle East and Central Asia region, and economic and financial vulnerabilities are rising. In the Middle East and North Africa, good economic fundamentals, appropriate policy responses, and sizable currency reserves are helping mitigate the impact of the shock.

Sources: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Middle East in year 1993 is 2.189 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ 430.03 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions.

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ 1,022.23 Billion. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ 4,971.07 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Middle East in year 1993 is 3.516 %. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Investment (% of GDP) for Middle East in year 1993 is 24.594 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Middle East in year 1993 is 22.119 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Middle East in year 1993 is 11.075 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Middle East in year 1993 is n/a %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ -19.239 Billion. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Middle East in year 1993 is -4.474 %. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries.

Total External Debt in US Dollars (US$) for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ 144.176 Billions.

External Debt % GDP (External Debt as a Percentage of GDP) for Middle East in year 1993 is 33.527 .

External Debt % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Middle East in year 1993 is 97.424 .

Total External Debt Service in US Dollars (US$) for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ 15.691 Billions.

Service of External Debt % GDP (External Debt Service as a Percentage of GDP) for Middle East in year 1993 is 3.649 .

External Debt Servicing as % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt Service as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Middle East in year 1993 is 10.603 .

Total External Debt Interest in US Dollars (US$) for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ 5.15 Billions.

Interest on External Debt % GDP (External Debt Interest as a Percentage of GDP) for Middle East in year 1993 is 1.198 .

Interest on External Debt % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt Interest as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Middle East in year 1993 is 3.48 .

Total External Debt Amortization in US Dollars (US$) for Middle East in year 1993 is US$ 10.541 Billions.

Amortization of External Debt % GDP (External Debt Amortization as a Percentage of GDP) for Middle East in year 1993 is 2.451 .

External Debt Amortized as % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt Amortization as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Middle East in year 1993 is 7.123 .