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 (nominal)
$2.33T
6 of 6 countries
Population
60.9M
6 of 6 countries
CO2 Emissions
1.24 Gt
6 of 6 countries
Country Breakdown
Each country's share of the group's total GDP, population, and CO2 emissions.
| Country | GDP | % | Population | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | $1.2T | 53.31% | 35.3M | 57.95% |
| 🇧🇭Bahrain | $47.1B | 2.03% | 1.6M | 2.61% |
| 🇰🇼Kuwait | — | — | — | — |
| 🇴🇲Oman | — | — | — | — |
| 🇶🇦Qatar | — | — | — | — |
| 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — |