External Trade Indicators for the Arab Region

This interactive platform provides estimates of trade indicators frequently used to assess the trade performance and trends of individual Arab countries and the region as a whole. The indicators are calculated at four levels:

• At the national level, they reveal current and past trends in the performance of exports and imports relative to the size of the economy; the ability of exports to finance foreign imports; the overall balance of trade (surpluses/deficits); and an assessment of export diversity and trade at the industry level;
• At the bilateral level, they show the degree of similarity and/or complementarity of national exports with selected trading partners;
• At the regional level, they assess each Arab country’s share of trade within the Arab region (intra-regional trade);
• At the global level, they indicate the Arab region’s share of world trade.

Check the sections of the ETI: National, Bilateral, Regional, Global.