Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Kuwait
Oman
Bahrain
Jordan
Iraq
Lebanon
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
Sudan
Yemen
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Mauritania
Somalia
Djibouti
ComorosLiving in Arab countries in figures
Short answer
What is life like in each Arab country? The key World Bank indicators for 23 countries: income, buying power, prices, unemployment, inequality and health, explained in plain English, with the direction of each over 10 years.
| Country | Buying power per person ($) | Prices (US = 100) | Unemployment | Life expectancy | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 73,784 | 46.81 | 3% | 79 | Improving |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 79,344 | 63.36 | 2.2% | 83.1 | Mixed picture |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 128,883 | 56.27 | 0.1% | 82.5 | Mixed picture |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 56,468 | 57.22 | 2.2% | 84.6 | Mixed picture |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 42,295 | 47.16 | 3.3% | 80.2 | Mixed picture |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 70,997 | 43.1 | 1.1% | 81.4 | Improving |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | 12,632 | 42.34 | 16.5% | 78 | Mixed picture |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | 14,267 | 37.92 | 15.5% | 72.4 | Mixed picture |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 11,917 | 37.54 | 11% | 77.9 | Declining |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 4,905 | 21.54 | 13.6% | 72.6 | Mixed picture |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | 5,000 | 63.43 | 24.4% | 69.2 | Declining |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine (inside the Green Line) | 59,717 | 101 | 3.5% | 83.2 | Improving |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 20,204 | 15.27 | 6.8% | 71.8 | Improving |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 2,192 | 53.12 | 7.5% | 66.5 | Mixed picture |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | 3,164 | 43.57 | 17.3% | 69.4 | Mixed picture |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 11,112 | 42.05 | 9% | 75.5 | Improving |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | 18,586 | 32.56 | 11.6% | 76.5 | Mixed picture |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 15,233 | 30.57 | 15.1% | 76.7 | Mixed picture |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 16,521 | 39.03 | 18.8% | 71.1 | Mixed picture |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 7,676 | 28.63 | 10.3% | 68.7 | Improving |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | 1,643 | 40.25 | 18.9% | 59 | Mixed picture |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 8,452 | 46.21 | 26% | 66.2 | Improving |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | 4,238 | 48.5 | 3.8% | 67 | Improving |
Buying power is GDP per person at purchasing power parity. Direction combines real income per person, unemployment and life expectancy over about 10 years. Tap a column heading to sort.
Sources
- GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
- Price level index (GDP), United States = 100
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, data last updated 13 July 2026.
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