The IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) countries and territories comprise Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, the Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.

More information about forecasting methodology is available at http://data.imf.org/?sk=4CC54C86-F659-4B16-ABF5-FAB77D52D2E6&ss=1390288795525.

The base year for constant prices differs by nation. More information is available at https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/02/weodata/co.pdf.