Members of the GAFTA:
Greater Arab Free Trade Area
The GAFTA is a trade agreement of currently 18 countries in Western Asia and in Northern Africa.
All member states comprise a total area of 11.46 million km² and about 413.68 million people. This is 7.6% of the habitable area around the world and 5.3% of the world population. With an economic output of 2,512.95 bn US dollars annually, they represent around 3 percent of the global economy.
| Country | Commencement | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2009 | 43.85 M | 2,382,000 km² |
| Bahrain | 1997 | 1.70 M | 778 km² |
| Egypt | 1997 | 102.33 M | 1,001,000 km² |
| Iraq | 1997 | 40.22 M | 435,000 km² |
| Jordan | 2004 | 10.20 M | 89,000 km² |
| Kuwait | 1997 | 4.27 M | 18,000 km² |
| Lebanon | 1997 | 6.83 M | 10,000 km² |
| Libya | 1997 | 6.87 M | 1,760,000 km² |
| Morocco | 1997 | 36.91 M | 447,000 km² |
| Oman | 1997 | 5.11 M | 310,000 km² |
| Qatar | 1997 | 2.88 M | 12,000 km² |
| Saudi Arabia | 1997 | 34.81 M | 2,150,000 km² |
| Sudan | 1997 | 43.85 M | 1,879,000 km² |
| Syria | 1997 | 17.50 M | 185,000 km² |
| Tunisia | 1997 | 11.82 M | 164,000 km² |
| United Arab Emirates | 1997 | 9.89 M | 84,000 km² |
| West Bank | 2005 | 4.80 M | 6,020 km² |
| Yemen | 2005 | 29.83 M | 528,000 km² |