TABLE 4.
Categorization of Middle Eastern countries in terms of vulnerability to food supply shocks from Russia and Ukraine.
Groups | Criteria and countries | |
Group 1: Countries with a low level of vulnerability | Criterion 1: Ratio of import dependence (on Russia and Ukraine) from 10 to 20% in any category (see Table 2): Iran, Oman, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
Criterion 2: Import dependence ratio above 20% in any category but with a high GFSI above 75/100: Israel |
Group 2: Moderately vulnerable countries | Criterion 3: Import dependence ratio of more than 20% in any category but with a moderate GFSI from 50 to 75/100: Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey |
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Group 3: Highly vulnerable countries |
Criterion 4: Import dependence ratio in any category of more than 20% but GFSI below 50/100: Yemen, Sudan |
Criterion 5: Import dependence ratio in any category more than 50% but not ranked in the GFSI: Lebanon, Libya |
Group 4: Special or unclear cases | Criterion 6: Import dependence ratio in any category from 20 to 50% but not ranked in the GFSI: Mauritania, Palestine. |