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Upcoming Regional Market Forecasts

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The area, which was mainly depending on oil earnings, is now gradually changing into a diversified financial landscape with several engines of growth. The GCC economic outlook is intense due to the expansion of non-oil sectors, constant reform efforts, and rising foreign investment. This is supported by consistent foreign investment trends in Gulf area 2026.

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RIYADH: Economies across the Gulf Cooperation Council are forecast to grow 4.4 percent in 2026, speeding up to 4.6 percent in 2027, driven by rising non-oil activity in countries consisting of Saudi Arabia, according to an analysis. In its Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said the Kingdom's real gross domestic product is forecasted to grow 4.3 percent in 2026 and 4.4 percent in 2027, up from an anticipated 3.8 percent in 2025.

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The World Bank's most current projection broadly lines up with the International Monetary Fund's October outlook, which predicts Saudi Arabia's GDP to grow by about 4 percent in both 2025 and 2026. In its newest report, the World Bank said: "Development in GCC nations is forecast to increase to 4.4 percent in 2026 and 4.6 percent in 2027, generally reflecting a stable growth of non-hydrocarbon activity, in addition to a further increase in hydrocarbon production." It added: "The fortifying of non-hydrocarbon activity accounting for more than 60 percent of GCC countries' total GDP is forecasted to be supported by expected massive financial investments, consisting of in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia." Broadening the non-oil sector remains a core goal of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 program, as the Kingdom continues efforts to minimize its long-standing dependence on unrefined earnings.

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