Economic Growth of Selected Arab Spring Countries

Name of Author : Mr. Mohammed. H. A. Al-Shawesh & Dr. Yathish Kumar

Abstract: The primary purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the economic state of Yemen, Syria, and Libya (in terms of GDP growth rate, unemployment rate, inflation rate, the balance of trade). From 2010 to 2020, this study used a descriptive method of secondary data collected from World Bank data and other statistical and economic websites. The results show adverse fluctuations in GDP growth rate and trade balance while the inflation rate and the unemployment rate were the highest, which negatively affected the economic situation by the civil war in these countries, despite the differences in economic structures, the study recommends further studies for finding and analyzing the determinates critical factors to get up the economic situation in the current status of these countries

Keywords : GDP, Unemployment, Inflation, The Balance of Trade, Yemen, Syria, and Libya

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