Index Board
GCC bourse indices
Listed Companies
Remuneration & compensation
HR financial metrics drawn from published annual reports and board remuneration disclosures
Median staff cost
18.4%
of revenue · +0.6pp
Cost per employee
$62.1k
+5.2% YoY
Median board rem.
$1.9M
+3.4% YoY
Companies covered
128
6 exchanges
Median staff cost
24.1%
of revenue · +0.9pp
Cost per employee
$85.8k
+6.4% YoY
Median board rem.
$2.4M
+4.0% YoY
Companies covered
41
6 exchanges
Median staff cost
11.2%
of revenue · -0.4pp
Cost per employee
$121.4k
+3.1% YoY
Median board rem.
$2.9M
+1.8% YoY
Companies covered
22
6 exchanges
Median staff cost
21.6%
of revenue · +1.4pp
Cost per employee
$74.9k
+9.8% YoY
Median board rem.
$1.6M
+5.2% YoY
Companies covered
18
6 exchanges
Macro Backdrop
Economic indicators
Sourced from Procapita's GCC indicators pipeline · IMF & national statistics
Real GDP
+3.8%
2025 forecast · IMF
Inflation
2.1%
GCC weighted · YoY
Brent crude
$78.40
+1.1% today
Non-oil PMI
56.8
Expansion
Population
60.1M
2025 estimate
FX regime
USD peg
5 of 6 markets
Real GDP
+4.1%
2025 forecast · IMF
Inflation
1.9%
CPI · YoY · GaStat
Unemployment
3.5%
Saudi nationals
Non-oil PMI
57.2
Expansion
Population
34.1M
GaStat census
Saudization
26.4%
+1.2pp YoY
Real GDP
+4.4%
2025 forecast · IMF
Inflation
2.3%
CPI · FCSC
Unemployment
2.7%
National average
Non-oil PMI
58.1
9-month high
Population
10.7M
2025 estimate
Emiratisation
12.0%
Private-sector target
Real GDP
+2.6%
2025 forecast · IMF
Inflation
2.8%
CPI · CSB
Unemployment
4.9%
Kuwaiti nationals
Non-oil PMI
52.4
Expansion
Population
4.9M
2025 estimate
Public sector
76%
Of national workforce
Real GDP
+2.4%
2025 forecast · IMF
Inflation
1.6%
CPI · PSA
Unemployment
0.2%
Total labour force
Non-oil PMI
53.9
Expansion
Population
3.1M
PSA estimate
Qatarisation
Targeted
Sector quotas
Real GDP
+3.0%
2025 forecast · IMF
Inflation
1.4%
CPI · iGA
Unemployment
5.4%
Bahraini nationals
Non-oil PMI
54.1
Expansion
Population
1.6M
2025 estimate
Bahrainisation
Tiered
By sector
Real GDP
+2.8%
2025 forecast · IMF
Inflation
1.2%
CPI · NCSI
Unemployment
5.1%
Omani nationals
Non-oil PMI
52.0
Expansion
Population
5.2M
NCSI estimate
Omanisation
Tiered
By sector
Illustrative levels for design preview. Production values stream from the Procapita indicators database (9 entities · 13 sectors · bilingual EN/AR).