Global MetroMonitor | Africa/Middle East

Africa/Middle East: Pre-recession (1993 to 2007)

Global MetroMonitor - Africa/Middle East - Pre-recession

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Rank Metro Area Employment Income
2 Dubai 10.9 4.8
5 Abu Dhabi 6.9 2.2
36 Alexandria 3 2.6
37 Cairo 2.9 2.5
54 Johannesburg 2.5 1.9
75 Cape Town 2.3 1.4
129 Riyadh 3.2 −2.6

Africa/Middle East: Recession (Year of Minimum Growth, 2007 to 2009)

Global MetroMonitor - Africa/Middle East - Recession

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Rank Metro Area Employment Income
7 Cairo 2.1 3
8 Alexandria 2.2 2.9
16 Abu Dhabi 3.6 −1.4
21 Riyadh 2.1 −1.1
64 Cape Town −1.3 −3.9
97 Dubai 0.7 −8.8
116 Johannesburg −4.8 −3.7

Africa/Middle East: Recovery (2009 to 2010)

Global MetroMonitor - Africa/Middle East - Recovery

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Rank Metro Area Employment Income
24 Riyadh 4.3 2.2
28 Alexandria 2.2 4
29 Cairo 2.1 4
43 Abu Dhabi 3.6 0
117 Cape Town −1.3 0.9
143 Johannesburg −4.2 1.4
149 Dubai 1.1 −7.8