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UK-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement: technical note

This technical note sets out the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) preliminary estimates for the economic impact of the UK-GCC Free Trade Agreement.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 20 May 2026

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Technical note of the preliminary economic impacts of the UK-GCC Free Trade Agreement

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The UK has successfully concluded a milestone free trade agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprising of the:

• Kingdom of Bahrain
• State of Kuwait
• Sultanate of Oman
• State of Qatar
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)

This technical note outlines the methodology used in estimating headline impacts for the UK-GCC FTA and presents preliminary estimates for the impact on gross domestic product (GDP), bilateral trade, and wages.

Published 20 May 2026