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GCC Business Index 2026

An open, research-grade index of companies, sovereign entities, and brand logos across the six Gulf states. Oman is fully indexed. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait are rolling out through 2026.

Explore by country Oman deep-dive
6
Countries
2,116B
Combined GDP (USD)
57.0M
Population
104+
Logos indexed

Last updated · Dataset license: CC BY 4.0

6 countries

Coverage by country

Each country card shows what's live today and what's coming. Oman is fully indexed; other GCC states are being added through 2026 via the same proven methodology (public CR scrape + sovereign-entity curation + logo archive).

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Oman

عُمان

Fully indexed
Capital
Muscat
GDP (USD)
$114.7B
Population
4.98M
Logos
104

Fully indexed. 2,415 companies from the MoCIIP public register, 79 logos, 31 sovereign entities with curated Arabic+English summaries.

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Saudi Arabia

المملكة العربية السعودية

Coming 2026
Capital
Riyadh
GDP (USD)
$1,067.6B
Population
33.00M
Logos
0

Scraping from the Ministry of Commerce open register + public SAMA / CMA licensees. Q2-Q3 2026.

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United Arab Emirates

الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Coming 2026
Capital
Abu Dhabi
GDP (USD)
$507.5B
Population
10.20M
Logos
0

7 emirates, multiple free-zone authorities. Index will federate public data from DED Abu Dhabi + Dubai Economy + free-zone registers.

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Qatar

قطر

Coming 2026
Capital
Doha
GDP (USD)
$221.4B
Population
3.05M
Logos
0

Will federate MoCI Qatar public register + Qatar Financial Centre + QFZA. Q3 2026.

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Bahrain

البحرين

Coming 2026
Capital
Manama
GDP (USD)
$43.2B
Population
1.54M
Logos
0

Sijilat CR platform is exceptionally open by regional standards, expected to be the fastest next country to fully index.

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Kuwait

الكويت

Coming 2026
Capital
Kuwait City
GDP (USD)
$161.8B
Population
4.26M
Logos
0

Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Kuwait + KDIPA data. Q4 2026.

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Methodology

How the index is built

Every GCC country has an open or semi-open national commercial register. Cardify federates them into a consistent schema. The full pipeline is four stages:

  1. 1

    Register scrape

    Pull the public company register from the national authority (MoCIIP for Oman, SAMA / MoC for Saudi, DED + free zones for UAE, etc.). Normalize names, bilingual Arabic+English, addresses, and classification.

  2. 2

    Sovereign + authority curation

    Overlay a hand-curated layer of ministries, sovereign funds, regulators, and statutory authorities, each with a bilingual summary, official logo, and cross-links to sector peers.

  3. 3

    Logo archive

    Source brand marks from official releases, press kits, national visual-identity packs, and attributed public aggregators (e.g. 2oman.net). Every logo is published under nominative fair use with a 48-hour takedown SLA.

  4. 4

    Structured publication

    Every entity gets canonical URLs, Schema.org structured data (Organization, ImageObject, DataCatalog), bilingual hreflang, and a public JSON API. The full dataset is CC BY 4.0 for research, journalism, and analysis.

Who uses it

Research-grade, used by real teams

The index is built to be cited, not just browsed. Free, CC BY 4.0, machine-readable.

Journalists & editors

Cite verified Omani company counts, sector breakdowns, and sovereign-entity profiles. Each page carries a suggested citation and CC-BY licensing.

Analysts & researchers

Pull data via JSON API, download CSVs (rolling out), and run comparative studies across GCC markets with consistent schema.

Corporate strategy

Map competitors, identify sovereign-entity counterparties, and build bottom-up addressable-market models with real, refreshed data.

Designers & agencies

Download clean SVG + PNG logos with dimensions and dominant-color metadata. Attributed, takedown-ready, fair-use posture.

Cite this index

For papers, articles, and reports, use the citation below. Direct URL backlinks are appreciated and help the index grow.

Cardify (2026). GCC Business Index 2026.
Retrieved from https://cardify.om/gcc-business-index
License: CC BY 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Press contact JSON API Press kit

FAQ

Frequently asked

Licensing, data provenance, API access, country roadmap.

What is the GCC Business Index?
An open, research-grade index of business infrastructure across the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. It federates public company registers, sovereign-entity directories, and logo archives into a single structured resource aimed at researchers, journalists, analysts, and regional businesses. The Oman section is fully indexed; other GCC countries are rolling out through 2026.
Who publishes this?
Cardify, a business-identity platform built in the region. Cardify operates cardify.om (primary) and is expanding to GCC-wide coverage. The index is an open research product and is distinct from our commercial digital-business-card product.
Where does the data come from?
Public national registers: for Oman the MoCIIP (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion) register via business.gov.om; for other GCC states the equivalent open registers operated by each national commerce authority. Sovereign-entity logos in Oman are sourced from official releases, 2oman.net (attributed), and ministerial visual-identity packs.
Can I cite this index in articles or reports?
Yes. Citations and backlinks are welcome. Suggested citation: "GCC Business Index 2026, Cardify (https://cardify.om/gcc-business-index)". The dataset is published under Creative Commons BY 4.0.
Is there an API?
A public JSON API for the Omani Logo Library is live at cardify.om/api/logos/{list,show,sectors,stats}. A unified GCC endpoint is on the roadmap and will expose the same shape keyed by country code.
How can I request additions or corrections?
Company owners and brand representatives can claim their profile directly (domain-email verification auto-verifies). Researchers and journalists can email [email protected] for dataset questions. Takedown and correction requests are logged and reviewed within 48 hours.
Why is Oman complete and others are coming?
Oman is Cardify's home market, access to clean data is easiest there. The methodology proven on 2,415 Omani records is now being applied country-by-country, starting with Bahrain (which has the most open CR platform in the region, Sijilat).

Last verified · Published by Cardify · CC BY 4.0 · Correction or takedown