Arab World OverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)No data availableTrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2022)71(2022)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2023)473,272,080(2023)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)1.8(2023)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2023)298,369(2023)TrendHuman Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)No data availableTrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023 trillion)3.49(2023 trillion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023)7,377.4(2023)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)0.9(2023)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2023)9.9(2023)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)Most recent value(2023)3.6(2023)TrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)1.9(2023)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendCO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)Most recent value(2020)3.9(2020)TrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2021)2.8(2021)TrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2022)91.0(2022)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2020)216(2020)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)61(2022)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2015)4(2015)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(2022)67(2022)TrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2023)18(2023)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)2.2(2023)Trend
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