Gulf Capital Markets Valued at About $4 Trillion, Fitch Says

Capital markets across the Gulf Cooperation Council have a combined market value of about $4 trillion, according to Bashar Al-Natoor, managing director and global head of Islamic finance at Fitch Ratings.

Al-Natoor said Gulf markets had undergone significant development recently, driven by government efforts to diversify sources of financing and deepen capital markets.

His assessment highlighted the role of government priorities in supporting that progress, with financing diversification and market development central to the changes he described.

The approximately $4 trillion valuation covers GCC markets collectively, reflecting the combined scale of capital markets across the region rather than any single national market.