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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 9.5%
Current prices2025
408USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 7.5%
Current prices2025
1,696USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
3.1%
Inflation▼ 18.9 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.5%
Unemployment▼ 0.2 pp
Rate2025
7.1%
Government debt▲ 2.6 pp
General government, gross2025
72.8% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.0 pp
Balance2025
0.5% of GDP
Population▲ 1.9%
Total2025
240.49million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.90.08.01995: 5.1%1996: 6.6%1997: 1.7%1998: 3.5%1999: 4.2%2000: 3.9%2001: 3.6%2002: 2.6%2003: 5.2%2004: 7.7%2005: 8.0%2006: 5.7%2007: 5.1%2008: 4.4%2009: 1.1%2010: 2.3%2011: 3.2%2012: 3.2%2013: 3.9%2014: 3.6%2015: 3.8%2016: 4.1%2017: 4.6%2018: 6.1%2019: 3.1%2020: -0.9%2021: 5.8%2022: 6.2%2023: -0.2%2024: 2.6%2025: 3.1%2026: 3.6% (IMF projection)2027: 3.5% (IMF projection)2028: 4.3% (IMF projection)2029: 4.5% (IMF projection)2030: 4.5% (IMF projection)2031: 4.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.029.21995: 13.0%1996: 10.8%1997: 11.8%1998: 7.8%1999: 5.7%2000: 3.6%2001: 4.4%2002: 3.5%2003: 3.1%2004: 4.6%2005: 9.3%2006: 7.9%2007: 7.8%2008: 12.0%2009: 19.6%2010: 10.1%2011: 13.7%2012: 11.0%2013: 7.4%2014: 8.6%2015: 4.5%2016: 2.9%2017: 4.8%2018: 4.7%2019: 6.8%2020: 10.7%2021: 8.9%2022: 12.2%2023: 29.2%2024: 23.4%2025: 4.5%2026: 7.2% (IMF projection)2027: 8.4% (IMF projection)2028: 6.6% (IMF projection)2029: 6.5% (IMF projection)2030: 6.5% (IMF projection)2031: 6.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %5.86.2-0.22.63.13.63.54.34.54.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %8.912.229.223.44.57.28.46.66.56.5
Unemployment rate %6.56.07.57.37.16.96.56.05.55.0
GDP, current prices USD bn348375337372408–––––
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,5661,6511,4541,5781,696–––––
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD5,7746,4406,5366,7437,0147,3347,6117,9168,2618,625
General government gross debt % of GDP74.777.378.570.272.870.167.164.060.859.0
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.0-7.8-7.8-6.8-5.4-3.2-3.2-3.0-2.8-3.6
Current account balance % of GDP-0.8-4.7-1.0-0.60.5-0.4-0.9-0.8-0.8-0.9
Population million222.59227.00231.45235.95240.49245.12249.83254.64259.54264.53

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.080.82000: 62%2001: 65%2002: 61%2003: 56%2004: 51%2005: 48%2006: 46%2007: 44%2008: 49%2009: 55%2010: 57%2011: 56%2012: 58%2013: 59%2014: 59%2015: 59%2016: 62%2017: 62%2018: 66%2019: 79%2020: 81%2021: 75%2022: 77%2023: 79%2024: 70%2025: 73%2026: 70% (IMF projection)2027: 67% (IMF projection)2028: 64% (IMF projection)2029: 61% (IMF projection)2030: 59% (IMF projection)2031: 58% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-6.80.03.62000: -0.2%2001: 0.3%2002: 2.9%2003: 3.6%2004: 1.4%2005: -1.0%2006: -3.0%2007: -3.7%2008: -6.8%2009: -4.9%2010: -2.0%2011: 0.1%2012: -1.9%2013: -1.0%2014: -1.2%2015: -0.9%2016: -1.6%2017: -3.6%2018: -5.4%2019: -4.2%2020: -1.5%2021: -0.8%2022: -4.7%2023: -1.0%2024: -0.6%2025: 0.5%2026: -0.4% (IMF projection)2027: -0.9% (IMF projection)2028: -0.8% (IMF projection)2029: -0.8% (IMF projection)2030: -0.9% (IMF projection)2031: -1.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199523.421.314.644.9
200521.619.911.853.8
201523.319.612.352.7
202523.020.113.050.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,500USD2025+17.2%
GNI, Atlas method382USD bn2025+36.9%
Exports of goods and services10.0% of GDP2025+0.0 pp
Imports of goods and services17.2% of GDP2025+0.5 pp
Life expectancy at birth67.8years2024+3.7%
Urban population39.5% of total2025+3.6 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)