Economic, investment and services activity within the GCC expanded by the end of 2024, according to the Gulf Common Market - Facts and Figures publication issued by the GCC Statistical Centre (GCC-Stat).

The number of public joint-stock companies, whose shares are permitted to be traded by GCC citizens, rose to 748, an increase of 30.3 percent compared with 2023.

The total capital of these companies reached $549 billion, while the number of shareholders stood at 246,600 in 2024. GCC-Stat said the figures reflect the application of the non-discrimination principle, enabling GCC citizens to trade and buy shares and establish companies across GCC capital markets, deepening financial markets and strengthening links among them.