IDA resource allocation index in Arab World
Arab World: IDA resource allocation index was 2.39 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
IDA resource allocation index in Arab World, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, ida resource allocation index in Arab World stood at 2.39 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ida resource allocation index in Arab World peaked at 2.92 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.39 1=low to 6=high, in 2025.
Arab World ranks 38th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | 2.88 1=low to 6=high | 2.92 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.8 1=low to 6=high | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | 2.91 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 1=low to 6=high | 2.39 1=low to 6=high | 2.57 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More public sector data for Arab World
- Arms imports 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure 136.37 billion current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure 5.2% (2024)
- Armed forces personnel, total 3.07 million (2020)
- Armed forces personnel 2.3% (2020)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.8% (2025)
- Military expenditure 16.9% (2024)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste 3.31 million number of cases (2023)
- Arms exports 210.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- CPIA business regulatory environment rating 2.43 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ida resource allocation index in Arab World?
- Ida resource allocation index in Arab World was 2.39 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest ida resource allocation index recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest ida resource allocation index recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- How does Arab World rank for ida resource allocation index?
- Arab World ranks 38th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ida resource allocation index rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score (the IDA resource allocation index) and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector).