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 Middle East comparison, latest year and 2010
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 Israel West Bank and Gaza Lebanon Iran, Islamic Rep. Saudi Arabia Iraq Egypt, Arab Rep. Jordan Syrian Arab Republic
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 Surface area (sq. km) (Israel, West Bank and Gaza as 2010) 22.070 6.020 10.450 1.745.150 2.149.690 435.050 1.001.450 89.318 185.180
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 Forest area (sq. km) .. .. 1.445 107.758 9.770 8.250 450 975 5.221
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 Population, total 9.756.600 5.165.775 5.773.493 90.608.707 33.264.292 45.074.049 114.535.772 11.439.213 23.594.623
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 Population growth (annual %) 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 5
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 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83 73 74 75 78 71 70 74 72
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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2,9 3,4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
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 Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 7 37 21 26 10 59 42 19 40
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 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 3 14 17 12 6 24 18 14 21
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 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 98 89 73 99 97 97 96 95 74
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 Net migration 9.999 - 24.996 - 34.193 262.044 325.691 - 5.710 305.006 - 17.445 757.309
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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 95 91 68 .. 120 .. .. 97 62
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 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 97 89 65 .. 120 .. .. 92 39
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 GDP (current US$) 513.611.100.816 17.420.800.000 20.992.421.949 404.625.655.205 1.067.582.933.333 250.842.782.139 396.002.496.997 50.967.475.352 23.622.827.080
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 GDP growth (annual %) 2 - 5 - 1 5 - 1 - 3 4 3 1
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 GDP per capita (current US$) 52.642 3.372 3.654 4.466 32.094 5.565 3.457 4.456 1.052
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 GDP, PPP (current international $) 528.107.993.573 30.461.081.385 .. 1.600.138.342.500 2.032.545.218.997 635.873.038.012 2.121.724.462.117 118.865.018.012 ..
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 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 54.128 5.897 12.293 17.660 61.103 14.107 18.525 10.391 4.772
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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 26 26 1 38 29 22 13 .. ..
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 External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) .. .. 66.296.461.063 9.900.872.535 .. 20.331.392.379 168.062.300.504 44.629.840.155 4.875.542.720
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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 15.110.600.000 103.535.364 655.437.382 86.665.140 12.319.037.833 - 5.363.500.000 9.840.600.000 842.816.901 ..
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 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 31 .. 111 40 49 66 32 75 48
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 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 31 20 35 24 35 45 19 44 7
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 Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 27 67 80 28 27 24 21 57 29
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 High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 35 1 4 .. 23 .. 3 2 ..
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 Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)- 5.382.600.000 - 100.376.299 - 582.765.209 .. 3.752.172.601 5.649.700.000 - 9.450.200.000 - 778.591.549 ..
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 Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 4 6 221 45 2 4 34 2 ..
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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 1 6 1 13 3 3 11 5 43
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 Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 19 17 2 36 47 56 32 25 12
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 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 4 - 4 112 30 - 3 - 18 25 2 112
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 Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 6.248.100.000 9.330.391 1.775.193.554 .. 38.393.577.884 867.400.000 358.600.000 543.521.127 ..
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 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 152 .. .. 165 132 98 93 68 ..
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 Net ODA received per capita (current US$) .. 443 248 3 .. 36 52 176 369
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 Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 6 .. 3 9 19 4 2 2 1
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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 61 .. 17 779 623 193 249 24 26
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 Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) 2022-23=2020 4 .. 4 2 2 4 3 4 5
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 Armed forces personnel, total 2022-23=2020 178.000 .. 80.000 650.000 282.000 459.000 836.000 116.000 269.000
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 Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) 15 .. 11 14 24 4 4 14 ..
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 Military expenditure (current USD) 27.498.527.857 .. 241.290.151 10.283.084.402 75.813.333.333 5.108.397.154 3.164.630.287 2.450.239.103 ..
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 Military expenditure (% of GDP) 5,3 .. 8,9 2,1 7,1 2,1 0,9 4,9 ..
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 NB: Armed forces: latest year 2020.
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 Data from database: World Development Indicators /Karsten Duus 3/2025
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 Israel West Bank and Gaza Lebanon Iran, Islamic Rep. Saudi Arabia Iraq Egypt, Arab Rep. Jordan Syrian Arab Republic
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 Surface area (sq. km) 22.070 6.020 10.450 1.745.150 2.149.690 435.240 1.001.450 89.320 185.180
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 Forest area (sq. km) 1.540 100 1.374 106.920 9.770 8.250 656 975 4.921
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 Population, total 7.623.600 3.786.161 5.041.288 77.420.842 23.978.487 31.045.366 89.196.072 7.297.043 22.482.421
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 Population growth (annual %) 2 3 1 1 - 1 3 2 2 2
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 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82 73 78 73 76 67 70 74 74
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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 4 3
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 Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 13 51 22 34 18 86 57 37 50
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 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 5 22 13 19 12 35 29 20 19
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 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96 98 80 99 98 75 96 98 82
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 Net migration 12.906 - 26.351 - 40.915 - 12.849 504.955 92.779 - 194.100 4.872 - 54.359
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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 96 97 .. 107 .. .. 90 .. 107
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 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 97 89 .. 84 .. .. 65 87 74
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 GDP (current US$) 238.912.622.310 9.681.500.000 38.443.907.042 487.069.570.461 528.207.200.000 138.516.722.650 218.983.666.062 27.133.804.225 61.390.830.875
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 GDP growth (annual %) 6 6 8 6 5 6 5 2 5
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 GDP per capita (current US$) 31.339 2.557 7.626 6.291 22.028 4.462 2.455 3.718 2.731
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 GDP, PPP (current international $) 223.841.336.440 15.602.241.930 74.125.159.476 1.383.196.224.835 1.411.945.613.752 378.324.820.660 788.293.878.683 68.713.655.220 ..
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 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 29.362 4.121 14.704 17.866 58.884 12.186 8.838 9.417 ..
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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 22 20 25 40 31 16 20 35 ..
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 External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) .. .. 47.818.873.949 19.768.742.370 .. .. 36.803.931.990 16.894.215.041 5.276.579.227
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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 6.984.700.000 179.941.048 4.279.880.835 238.956.000 4.878.894.395 1.396.200.000 6.385.600.000 1.688.394.366 1.469.196.863
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 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 49 .. 61 34 68 69 36 83 49
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 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 34 14 35 24 50 39 21 47 32
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 Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 32 54 60 19 33 34 27 67 32
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 High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 19 3 24 .. 1 .. 1 3 1
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 Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) 958.700.000 - 121.859.266 - 3.793.230.222 ..- 972.045.729 - 1.271.300.000 - 5.210.100.000 - 1.659.943.662 - 1.469.196.863
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 Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 3 4 4 10 5 3 11 5 4
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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 2 9 4 6 3 5 13 4 19
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 Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 21 19 14 44 58 56 36 26 30
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 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 1 13 1 16 17 17 10 8 7
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 Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 3.768.500.000 18.127.451 4.390.475.745 .. 27.069.005.333 48.400.000 304.800.000 605.211.268 530.185.086
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 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 124 64 57 72 175 74 81 96 52
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 Net ODA received per capita (current US$) .. 664 88 1 .. 70 7 131 6
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 Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal) 188 41 31 4 23 3 4 38 2
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 Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 3.042 .. 1.265 2.639 7.736 1.208 813 973 963
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 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 6.953 .. 2.993 2.534 9.120 1.185 1.462 1.836 1.733