Future Business Landscape of the GCC

The area, which was generally based on oil earnings, is now slowly changing into a varied economic landscape with numerous engines of development. The GCC economic outlook is bright due to the expansion of non-oil sectors, continuous reform efforts, and rising foreign financial investment. This is supported by stable foreign investment patterns in Gulf region 2026.

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RIYADH: Economies across the Gulf Cooperation Council are anticipated to grow 4.4 percent in 2026, accelerating to 4.6 percent in 2027, driven by rising non-oil activity in countries including Saudi Arabia, according to an analysis. In its Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said the Kingdom's genuine gdp is predicted to grow 4.3 percent in 2026 and 4.4 percent in 2027, up from an expected 3.8 percent in 2025.

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The World Bank's most current forecast broadly lines up with the International Monetary Fund's October outlook, which projects Saudi Arabia's GDP to grow by about 4 percent in both 2025 and 2026. In its latest report, the World Bank said: "Growth in GCC nations is forecast to increase to 4.4 percent in 2026 and 4.6 percent in 2027, mainly showing a stable growth of non-hydrocarbon activity, in addition to an additional rise in hydrocarbon production." It added: "The fortifying of non-hydrocarbon activity accounting for more than 60 percent of GCC nations' overall GDP is forecasted to be supported by anticipated large-scale financial investments, consisting of in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia." Expanding the non-oil sector remains a core goal of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 agenda, as the Kingdom continues efforts to reduce its enduring reliance on unrefined earnings.