Uneven Economic Development Index

Middle East Ranking

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

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Afghanistan	8.2	2022	2	8.1
2 ↓	Yemen	8.1	2019	1	8.4
3	Syria	6.8	2022	3	7.1
4	Iraq	6.4	2020	4	6.7
5 ↑	Lebanon	6.3	2022	6	5.4
6 ↑	Bahrain	5.3	2021	12	4.3
7 ↑	Qatar	5	2022	9	4.7
8	Jordan	4.7	2022	8	4.8
9	Turkey	4.6	2022	9	4.7
9 ↓	Iran	4.6	2022	7	4.9
11 ↓	Saudi Arabia	4.5	2022	9	4.7
11 ↑	Kuwait	4.5	2022	13	4.2
13 ↑	Oman	4	2022	14	4.1
14 ↓	Israel	3.6	2021	5	5.9
15	United Arab Emirates	2.8	2020	15	2.8

Definition of Uneven Economic Development Index

The Uneven economic development indicator considers inequality within the economy, irrespective of the actual performance of an economy. The higher the value of the index, the higher the inequality in the country's economy.