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Figure 18: Percentage change in OECD TFIs, Arab Group, 2012-2017.
Source: OECD TFIs.
By contrast, the Asian Group (Figure 19) shows a more general pattern of improving
performance. Bars for most countries are positive, and those for Pakistan, Suriname, Brunei, and
Indonesia show substantial improvement on some, but not all, pillars. There is less evidence of
backsliding than for the other two groups, although it is still present for some countries. Again,
numerous data points are missing due to a lack of data in 2012. Nonetheless, this comparative
picture suggests that in addition to having the strongest overall performance as a group, the
Asian OIC countries are also those where the rate of improvement is among the most rapid and
is certainly the most generalized within the group.
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Bahrain
Algeria
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
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