Arab world share of the global economy

The Arab countries in 2006 made attempts to increase their share of the global economy in various sectors. A look at the figures in table 1 shows that the Arab countries varied in the progress they made in increasing their share of the global economy; the substantial increase in their GDP in 2006 was reflected in their share of the global GDP which rose from about 2.4 per cent in 2005 to 2.64 per cent in 2006.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development