Gulf Cooperation Council
Arab WorldGCC
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربي), originally (and still colloquially) known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf except Iraq, namely: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.[3] The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May 1981, formally establishing the institution.
Aggregate Statistics
GDP
$2.3T
6 of 6 countries
Population
60.9M
6 of 6 countries
CO2 Emissions
1.2 Gt
6 of 6 countries
Country Breakdown
Data available for 6 of 6 members
| Country | GDP ↓ | % | Population | % | CO2 Emissions | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | $1.2T | 53.31% | 35.3M | 57.95% | 652.5 Mt | 52.59% |
| 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates | $552.3B | 23.75% | 11.0M | 18.04% | 200.6 Mt | 16.16% |
| 🇶🇦Qatar | $219.2B | 9.42% | 2.9M | 4.69% | 135.3 Mt | 10.9% |
| 🇰🇼Kuwait | $160.2B | 6.89% | 4.9M | 8.04% | 115.9 Mt | 9.34% |
| 🇴🇲Oman | $107.1B | 4.61% | 5.3M | 8.67% | 98.5 Mt | 7.94% |
| 🇧🇭Bahrain | $47.1B | 2.03% | 1.6M | 2.61% | 38.0 Mt | 3.06% |