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North Africa and Middle-East (11 Economies)
Period 1989-1995 Period 1995-2001
Sources of Growth (% points per annum) Sources of Growth (% points per annum)
GDP Capital Labor GDP Capital Labor
Economy Growth ICT Non-ICT Hours Quality TFP Growth ICT Non-ICT Hours Quality TFP
Algeria 0.35 0.03 0.11 0.97 1.24 -2.00 3.03 0.03 0.17 1.75 1.09 -0.01
Egypt 3.70 0.11 0.21 1.15 0.90 1.33 4.87 0.26 0.62 2.10 0.85 1.03
Iran 5.41 0.19 0.19 1.26 1.74 2.04 3.93 0.40 0.80 1.48 1.50 -0.24
Jordan 5.88 0.05 1.28 3.93 0.89 -0.26 3.27 0.23 0.77 2.55 0.79 -1.07
Lebanon 13.51 0.17 -1.08 1.89 0.85 11.67 2.10 0.32 0.12 1.57 0.73 -0.64
Mauritania 3.38 0.04 -0.09 1.51 1.17 0.75 3.98 0.27 1.20 1.76 1.04 -0.29
Morocco 1.42 0.06 0.84 0.65 0.81 -0.94 3.94 0.28 1.00 1.59 0.76 0.31
Syrian Arab Rep. 7.60 0.10 0.14 2.19 1.34 3.84 3.14 0.20 0.17 2.17 1.10 -0.49
Tunisia 4.45 0.03 0.97 1.80 0.83 0.81 5.33 0.09 1.22 1.48 0.78 1.76
Turkey 4.10 0.11 1.83 1.77 0.75 -0.36 1.86 0.34 1.93 1.23 0.64 -2.28
Yemen, Rep. 5.45 0.08 2.19 3.41 1.39 -1.62 5.57 0.12 2.65 1.73 1.21 -0.14
All Group 3.87 0.11 0.74 1.40 1.13 0.50 3.43 0.28 1.02 1.59 1.00 -0.46
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The World 2.53 0.26 0.86 0.44 0.60 0.37 3.51 0.56 0.99 0.71 0.48 0.77
(116 Economies)\