Comparing Regional Capital Incentives vs Global Peers

Sub-Saharan African nations represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together representing over 40% of the total). Consisting of, there has been an (from 90.3 in 2000-04 to 92.6 and 92.3 in the 5 years pre- and post-pandemic ).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

and ranked higher than others; UAE is up more than 45 places in 2024 compared to 2000 while Qatar climbed 24; both Saudi Arabia and Oman increased 17 ranks during the period. The caught or worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

shows a considerable increase in average EDI scores from 86.8 in 2000-04 to 92.6 in 2020-24, (up more than 10 points in the preliminary duration versus 2020-24). with UAE outperforming in the trade sub-index (supported by recent bilateral trade agreements & non-oil exports push). vs its pre-pandemic reading (partly provided the surge in medium & state-of-the-art manufacturing information).

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least enhancement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) reference periods., regardless of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon expansion was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong task pipeline and implementation) and strong services sector efficiency.

Can Gulf Non-Oil Growth Exceed Western Averages?

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in a boost in non-hydrocarbon income, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance improvements", according to the IMF. In the present geopolitical environment defined by heightening, it remains in the best interests of commodity dependent nations to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.