Market value of publicly traded shares:
$97.85 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 35 $224.7 billion (31 December 2007)
$138.5 billion (31 December 2006)
Agriculture - products:
dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish
Industries:
petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles
Industrial production growth rate:
6.7% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 32
Electricity - production: