ME conflict:War reverses more than a year of economic growth in Arab region

By MEIR team | 07 Apr 2026

Source: UNDP

Jordan Lebanon Palestine GCC Middle East North Africa Yemen Algeria Libya Morocco Syria Tunisia

New estimates by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) suggest the military escalation in the Middle East may cost economies in the region from 3.7 to 6.0 % of their collective Gross Domestic Product.

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