According to HSBC the GDP in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Bahrain would be 35% lower 2014 as compared to what it would have been if the 2011 uprising didn’t happen. The uprising in the troubled countries in North Africa caused the oil-rich Gulf to further boom and become more richer. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/economy/2013/10/09/Arab-Spring-to-cost-Middle-East-800-bln-HSBC-estimates-.html