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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Djibouti leads Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025 at 267.14%, while Afghanistan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 22.24%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.066.8134200267DjiboutiDjibouti: 267.14%267LibyaLibya: 102.70%103OmanOman: 91.03%91.0BahrainBahrain: 87.63%87.6TunisiaTunisia: 86.75%86.8LebanonLebanon: 85.88%85.9Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 79.18%79.2MoroccoMorocco: 75.21%75.2KuwaitKuwait: 72.31%72.3JordanJordan: 71.19%71.2IraqIraq: 70.02%70.0QatarQatar: 58.60%58.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Djibouti 267.14%
2 Libya 102.70%
3 Oman 91.03%
4 Bahrain 87.63%
5 Tunisia 86.75%
6 Lebanon 85.88%
7 Syrian Arab Republic 79.18%
8 Morocco 75.21%
9 Kuwait 72.31%
10 Jordan 71.19%
11 Iraq 70.02%
12 Qatar 58.60%
13 Iran, Islamic Rep. 49.32%
14 Malta 46.94%
15 Saudi Arabia 44.23%
16 Egypt, Arab Rep. 40.78%
17 Algeria 33.27%
18 Israel 25.29%
19 Yemen, Rep. 24.66%
20 Pakistan 23.67%
21 Afghanistan 22.24%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025, Djibouti leads with a gap of 164.44% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 21 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Afghanistan at 22.24%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.