🛢️ Which Gulf Economies Still Run on Oil?
Despite years of diversification talk, oil & gas still dominate several Gulf GDPs (data as of 2025):
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: 27–30%
🇧🇭 Bahrain: 25–30%
🇾🇪 Yemen: 20–30%
🇶🇦 Qatar: 34–35%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 35–37%
🇴🇲 Oman: 45–50%
🇰🇼 Kuwait: 55–57%
Nearly 60% of Kuwait’s entire GDP comes from oil & gas.
Source: IMF / GCC analysis, NPC Qatar, World Bank & regional estimates
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