Middle East & North Africa OverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Most recent value(2018)4.7(2018)TrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2022)73(2022)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2023)500,787,313(2023)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)1.5(2023)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2023)308,219(2023)TrendHuman Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)No data availableTrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023 trillion)4.29(2023 trillion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023)8,561.9(2023)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)1.8(2023)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2023)9.2(2023)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)Most recent value(2023)4.2(2023)TrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)1.3(2023)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendMost recent value(2020)5.034(2020)TrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2021)2.1(2021)TrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2022)97.4(2022)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2021)127(2021)TrendElectricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Most recent value(2015)0.5(2015)TrendPeople using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)Most recent value(2022)65(2022)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2021)4(2021)TrendCentral government debt, total (% of GDP)Central government debt, total (% of GDP)No data availableTrendStatistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)No data availableTrendIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)Individuals using the Internet (% of population)Most recent value(2023)78(2023)TrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2023)17(2023)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)2.6(2023)Trend
Middle East & North AfricaAlgeriaBahrainDjiboutiEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonLibyaMaltaMoroccoOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSyrian Arab RepublicTunisiaUnited Arab EmiratesWest Bank and GazaYemen, Rep.