Analyzing GCC Equity Market Trends for 2026

Oct 2019 Walid Majdalani, Head of Investcorp Private Equity MENA service, outlines the attractive opportunities of buying GCC Facilities, driven by the region's growth and government initiatives.

Diversity is achieve a well balanced economy,, Diversity visions and strategies exist. But there were and The, by producing an index with no qualitative/perceptions signs. The general Global EDI is made up of tracking. As product exporters diversify, lower their reliance on resource leas and potentially score a greater score on the EDI.

For non-diversified nations, when cost of the product falls, there is a substantial decline in federal government income, public costs, present account balance and global reserves: more volatility. The (consisting of major commodity exporters, not restricted to just oil) over the, across 25 indicators (consisting of three digital indications). The United States And Canada, Western Europe and East Asia Pacific countries top EDI ratings over the years.

ANSR July GCC PRs 50DR+

Despite the fact that structural reforms and diversification efforts undertaken by the GCC affected MENA's local ratings favorably, it still lags five other local groups., with the top 10 countries having less than a 10-point difference in ratings (implying the strength of diversity)., along with four upper-middle income (China, Mexico, Turkey and Thailand) and one lower middle-income nation (India, ranked 20th, driven by its services export boom).

Among the e. countries ranked 51 to 70, the performance of Moldova, Indonesia, Armenia and Honduras stand apart (when comparing 2024 vs 2000). years, offered sped up diversity plans of numerous oil-exporting countries. posted a consistent enhancement due to a combination of reduced dependence on fuel exports, decreased exports concentration and a change in the structure of exports.

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with oil exporters having the most affordable scores (though specific country-specific performance has varied over time). Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan have readings of 100+ as does the UAE while Algeria and Kuwait are on the other end of the spectrum. Across all regions, the average score is the for both 2000 and 2024, and the highest in The United States and Canada.

In 2024, the (China was among the leading ranked, while Mongolia's rating worsened compared to 2000)., however more to do with a "levelling up" at the bottom instead of an enhancement among the top countries. By comparing the (height of the blue box), least irregularity is seen in South Asia in 2000 and the most in the MENA area (with difference most likely driven by the dichotomy within the region between the resource-heavy states (e.g.

Sub-Saharan African countries represent around one-third of the overall, followed by Latin America and the Middle East (the latter 2 together accounting for over 40% of the total). Including, there has been an (from 90.3 in 2000-04 to 92.6 and 92.3 in the five 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 throughout the duration. The trapped or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural change has stalled.

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

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Its diversification metrics have stagnated, revealing the least improvement in between the initial (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation periods., regardless of the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong project pipeline and execution) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon earnings, "mainly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and profits collection performance enhancements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by heightening, it is in the very best interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.

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

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 throughout the period. The caught or even worse off countries are some parts of Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa where structural improvement has stalled.

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shows a substantial increase in typical 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 data).

Its diversification metrics have stagnated, showing the least improvement between the preliminary (2000-04) and last (2020-24) recommendation periods., despite the headwinds of OPEC+ production cuts. A robust non-hydrocarbon growth was supported by the GCC's robust domestic demand (supported by a strong task pipeline and application) and strong services sector performance.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia clocked in an increase in non-hydrocarbon revenue, "mostly reflecting non-hydrocarbon tax base growths and earnings collection effectiveness improvements", according to the IMF. In the current geopolitical environment characterized by intensifying, it is in the best interests of product reliant countries to diversify its export base, exports and trade partners.