The Ministry of Economy and Trade of Libya’s Government of National Unity announced on Sunday that Libya has ranked first among Arab countries in projected economic growth for 2025, with an anticipated rate of 17.3 percent, according to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The ministry explained that this strong performance is driven by government measures to expand and modernize the oil and gas sector, alongside efforts to support private enterprise and accelerate reconstruction and sustainable development projects.

According to IMF figures cited by the ministry, Djibouti is expected to record the second-highest growth in the Arab world at 6 percent, followed by Mauritania at 4.4 percent. The United Arab Emirates and Somalia are both forecast at 4 percent. Morocco is projected at 3.9 percent, Egypt at 3.8 percent, Algeria at 3.5 percent, Saudi Arabia at 3 percent, and Bahrain at 2.8 percent.