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KSA Hiring Index128.4 ▲ +2.1% GaStat UAE Salary Growth+9.2% ▲ YTD FCSC KWT Turnover14.8% ▼ -0.6% CSB GCC AI-HR Adoption67% ▲ +18% Procapita QAT Time-to-Hire34 days ▲ -3d PSA Saudization Rate26.4% ▲ +1.2% GaStat BHR Wage Index103.1 ▲ +0.4% iGA OMN Vacancies8,240 ▼ -2.1% NCSI
GCC Human Capital Intelligence

The definitive source for GCC workforce data, benchmarks & research.

Live labour-market signals, compensation benchmarks, labour-law guidance and nationalisation trends across six Gulf markets — sourced from official statistical agencies and trusted by HR leaders and boards.

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13 Industry Sectors
95 Publications
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Market Pulse

Government Labor Index

GCC-wide labor data from all six national statistics agencies.

2.6% Unemployment 2025 · GCC aggregate
18.4% Gen Z Employees ▲ +2.1%
34.9M Total Number of Employees 2025 · GCC aggregate
21.6% Nationalization ▲ +0.9%

Procapita Labor Index

By industry

Workforce trends across the GCC from Procapita's Research.

6.2% Employee Growth Rate ▲ +1.4%
14.8% Turnover Rate ▼ -0.6%
72% Employee Engagement Score ▲ +4.3%
+22% eNPS ▲ +5.0%
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Listed Remuneration & Compensation Index

By industry

Pay benchmarks from listed GCC companies' remuneration disclosures.

$212K Average BOD Remuneration per Board Member ▲ +3.6%
4.8% Fixed Salary vs Revenue ▲ +0.3%
$284K Average Total Remuneration ▲ +4.2%
68.2% Fixed Salary vs Total Compensation ▼ -1.1%

Economic Index

GCC economic backdrop from IMF forecasts and national statistics.

$28.4K Nominal GDP per Capita ▲ +2.6%
1.6% Inflation 2025 · GCC aggregate
2.6% Unemployment 2025 · GCC aggregate
54.6 Non-oil PMI ▲ +2.1%

Labor Compliance

End-of-service entitlements calculated on each country's statute — with the source article cited

Labour Law Library

Primary statutes and amendments by country

Indemnity Calculator

End-of-service gratuity across the six GCC states

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Research

Research Library

Annual reports, country profiles, sector deep-dives and data briefs — bilingual EN/AR

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Annual · GCC-wide · 2025 GCC HR Landscape Report 2025

Flagship annual study across all six GCC nations.

Jan 2025 84 pages 14.2k views
Reports 24 publications · Annual & country reports View More →
Press releases 12 releases · Latest Procapita news
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GCC statistical agencies

Every live indicator on this hub traces back to one of these publishers.

General Authority for Statistics Federal Competitiveness & Statistics Centre Central Statistical Bureau Planning & Statistics Authority Information & eGovernment Authority National Centre for Statistics & Information Saudi Central Bank Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development UAE Statistics Portal Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation Central Bank of the UAE Qatar Central Bank Public Authority for Civil Information Labour Market Regulatory Authority GCC Statistical Centre International Labour Organization Statistics International Monetary Fund The World Bank Saudi Exchange Dubai Financial Market Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Boursa Kuwait Qatar Stock Exchange Bahrain Bourse Muscat Stock Exchange Procapita Research Procapita proprietary employer survey Job boards composite Composite of GCC job-board postings, compiled by Procapita National statistics The selected country's national statistics office
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