D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation

D-9 Organization for Economic Cooperation
Formation1996
1997 (1 Summit)
Legal statusIntergovernmental organization
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Membership
8
Secretary-General
Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam
President
Badr Abdul Ati[2]
Websitewww.developing8.org

The D-9 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-9, is an organisation for development co-operation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.[3] Azerbaijan was admitted to the organization as the 9th member on December 19, 2024.[4]

The combined population of the eight countries is about 1.27 billion or 63% of all Muslims, or close to 16% of the world's population and covering an area of 7.62 million square kilometres, 5% of world land area.[5] In 2016, trade between the D-8 member states stood at approximately $65 billion, showing substantial growth since its inception. By 2020, this figure increased to around $133 billion, reflecting the enhanced economic cooperation and integration among member countries. In 2024, the total nominal GDP of the eight nations reached approximately $5.1 trillion, underscoring their collective economic significance. Transactions among these countries accounted for an increasing share of global trade as they continue to pursue ambitious goals, such as reaching a trade value of $500 billion by 2030 under the D-8 Decennial Road map. This plan also focuses on expanding sectoral cooperation in areas like agriculture, energy, and transportation, fostering sustainable development across the member states.

Purposes and objectives

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The main areas of co-operation include finance, banking, rural development, science and technology, humanitarian development, agriculture, energy, environment, and health.[5]

In the first Summit Declaration (Istanbul, 1997), the main objective of D-9 is stated to be socio-economic development in accordance with the following principles:

  • Peace instead of conflict.
  • Dialogue instead of confrontation.
  • Cooperation instead of exploitation.
  • Justice instead of double standard.
  • Equality instead of discrimination.
  • Democracy instead of oppression.

The fifth D-9 Summit Declaration (Bali, 2006) produced the following, as illustration of the application of the group's objectives:

  • Commitment to work together to solve the problem of economic disparities within our countries.
  • Reaffirm commitment to enhance co-operation in the field of energy to develop alternative and renewable energy resources.
  • Emphasize the importance of D-8 in contributing to the economic development of its member countries and ensure that it promotes global trade.[6]

Structure

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The Summit, which is convened every two years, has the highest level of authority, and is composed of the leaders of each member state.[7]

The Council is the principal decision-making body and forum for consideration of issues relating to the and is composed of the foreign affairs ministers of each member state.

The Commission has executive authority, and is composed of Commissioners appointed by each member state's government. Commissioners are responsible for promoting compliance with directives in their respective nation. Finally, an executive director is appointed by D-9 members to facilitate communication and to act in a supervisory capacity during each summit or lower-level assembly.

D-8 Summits

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Date Host country Host leader Location held
1 June 1997  Turkey Necmettin Erbakan Istanbul
2 March 1999  Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Dhaka
3 February 2001  Egypt Hosni Mubarak Cairo
4 February 2004  Iran Mohammad Khatami Tehran
5 May 2006  Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Bali
6 July 2008  Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Kuala Lumpur
7 July 2010  Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari Abuja
8 November 2012  Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari Islamabad
9 October 2017  Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Istanbul
10 April 2021  Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Virtual
11 18-20 December 2024  Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Cairo
12 2026-2027  Indonesia

Member countries

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Country Population (2024) Nominal GDP (USD million) 2024[8] Nominal GDP per capita ($) 2024[8] PPP GDP (USD million) 2024[8] PPP GDP per capita ($) 2024[8] Life expectancy (years, avg. 2021) HDI (2021)[9]
 Azerbaijan 10,353,296 78,749 7,641 199,195 19,328 72.9 0.760 (medium)
 Bangladesh 173,562,364 451,468 2,625 1,690,000 9,840 74.3 0.661 (medium)
 Egypt 116,538,258 380,044 3,542 2,230,000 20,799 71.8 0.731 (high)
 Indonesia 283,487,931 1,402,590 4,981 4,661,542 16,542 71.3 0.705 (high)
 Iran 91,567,738 434,243 5,013 1,700,000 19,607 77.3 0.774 (high)
 Malaysia 35,557,673 439,748 13,142 1,370,942 41,022 74.7 0.803 (very high)
 Nigeria 232,679,478 372,970 1,637 1,490,000 6,543 62.6 0.535 (low)
 Pakistan 251,269,164 374,595 1,588 1,580,000 6,715 68 0.544 (medium)
 Turkey 87,473,805 1,344,318 15,666 3,460,000 40,283 78.6 0.838 (very high)
Average 1,272,136,411 649,997 6,024 18,182,484 161,351 72.0 N/A
Combined 1,272,136,411 5,199,976 48,194 18,182,484 161,351 72.0 N/A

Secretaries-General of D-8

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No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Ayhan Kamel  Turkey 1997 2006
2 Dipo Alam  Indonesia 2006 2010
3 Widi Agoes Pratikto  Indonesia 2010 2012
4 Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi  Iran 2013 2017
5 Dato' Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari  Malaysia 2018 2021
6 Abdulqadir Imam  Nigeria 2022 Present


Affiliated Bodies

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The official website Archived 12 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine adopts the "G-15" orthography (with a hyphen) in order to distinguish an abbreviated references to this group – contrasts with other similarly named entities.
  2. ^ "مصر ریاست گروه دی هشت را برعهده گرفت".
  3. ^ "Brief History of D-8". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ Azerbaijan Joins D-8 as New Member at Cairo Summit
  5. ^ a b "D8 ministerial summit opens today". Tehran Times. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Developing 8". Developing 8. 13 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d International Monetary Fund. "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2023". International Monetary Fund.
  9. ^ Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. pp. 272–276. ISBN 978-9-211-26451-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. ^ "D-8 International University - D8 International Portal - D8 Portal". D8 International Portal. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  11. ^ d8.isc.ac https://d8.isc.ac/. Retrieved 27 December 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ developing8.org http://developing8.org/d-8-npri/. Retrieved 27 December 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "HOME". D-8TTEN. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  14. ^ developing8.org https://developing8.org/areas-of-cooperation/health/. Retrieved 27 December 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ "University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF)". web.uaf.edu.pk. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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