External Interventions Index

Middle East Ranking

0 (low) - 10 (high)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Syria	10	2022	1	10
2	Yemen	9.4	2022	2	9.7
3	Lebanon	8.6	2022	3	8.8
4 ↓	Iraq	8.2	2022	3	8.8
5	Afghanistan	8	2022	5	8.3
6 ↑	Jordan	6.5	2021	7	6.8
7 ↑	Iran	6.4	2022	8	6.7
8 ↓	Qatar	6.3	2021	6	7.3
9	Turkey	6	2022	9	5.7
10	Bahrain	5.2	2022	10	5.3
11 ↑	Israel	4.5	2022	12	4.8
12 ↓	Saudi Arabia	4.4	2022	11	5
13 ↑	Oman	3.8	2022	14	3.5
14 ↓	Kuwait	3.3	2022	13	3.6
15	United Arab Emirates	1.8	2022	15	1.8

Definition of External Interventions Index

The External Intervention Indicator considers the influence and impact of external actors in the functioning â€“ particularly security and economic â€“ of a state. The higher the indicator's value, the greater the external interventions in the country.