GCC's total GDP at constant prices exceeds $456 billion
According to the latest statistics issued by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC STAT), the contribution of non-oil activities to the GCC's real GDP at the end of Q4 2024 amounted to 70.6%, while oil activities accounted for 29.4%.
The real GDP of the GCC countries in Q4 2024 recorded a quarterly growth of 1%, compared to USD 452.2 billion in Q3 2024.
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