Economic cost of violence as a share of GDP in North African countries 2019
In 2019, Sudan had the highest economic cost of violence as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in North Africa, corresponding to 24 percent. Libya and Algeria followed at 21 percent and 10 percent, respectively. In relation to the GDP, Egypt ranked last. Yet the economic cost of violence in the country exceeded 56 billion U.S. dollars (PPP adjusted) in the same year.