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65 series · 1800–2025 · High income · Middle East & North Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1963–2025795,043 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1966–2025218,418 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–2025667,899 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–2025224,714 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–2025183,489 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1963–2025119.0 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–202561,735 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1970–2024332,613 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1970–202441.7 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1970–202491,377 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1970–2024193,001 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1970–202424.2 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1970–202453,022 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1970–2024139,611 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1970–202417.5 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1970–202438,355 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1970–2024263,031 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1970–202433.0 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1970–202472,261 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–2024263,031 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202433.0 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–202472,261 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1969–2024455,788 (2024)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1969–202457.1 (2024)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1969–2024125,216 (2024)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1967–2024253,679 (2024)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1967–202431.8 (2024)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1967–202469,692 (2024)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1980–2025117,755 (2025)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1980–202514.8 (2025)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1966–20253.64 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1979–202397.3 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1980–202532,350 (2025)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1990–2023241,559 (2023)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1990–2023241,559 (2023)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1990–202330.5 (2023)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1990–2023243,884 (2023)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1990–2023243,884 (2023)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1990–202330.8 (2023)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax2013–202023,767 (2020)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2013–202023,767 (2020)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2013–20204.52 (2020)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1990–20235.51 (2023)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1990–20235.51 (2023)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1990–202343,558 (2023)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1990–202342.8 (2023)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1990–202342.8 (2023)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1990–2023338,600 (2023)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1990–202440.8 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1990–2024325,797 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1990–2023338,600 (2023)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1990–202343,558 (2023)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1990–202330.5 (2023)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1990–202330.8 (2023)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP2013–20204.52 (2020)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate2004–20254.63 (2025)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate2002–20254.35 (2025)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM02016–202589,230 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11966–201068,337 (2010)
M2Millions of local currencyM21966–2010264,716 (2010)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–2025743,399 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1970–2025112.7 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1970–20250.547 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20252.97 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp2004–20240.103 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →