D-8 Economic Outlook analyses the trends in major economic indicators for D-8 countries, as a group, during the latest five-year period (2011-2015). It investigates these trends in a comparative manner with the groups of other OIC countries, non-OIC developing countries, developed countries as well as the world economy as a whole and highlights a number of constraints and challenges confronting the D-8 countries in their efforts to enhance their economic development and progress.

The report also includes a comprehensive overview of productivity and competitiveness issues in D-8 countries, which are highly critical to achieve better standards of living which help positioning these countries in a comparably better situation at the global level. The analysis in this part highlights major factors that influence productivity and competitiveness and provides some policy implications for enhancing productivity and competitiveness in D-8 countries.

Online Electronic Version

• D-8 Economic Outlook 2016-2017 (English)