Why the Saudi Economy is In Real Trouble

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With the UAE leaving OPEC amid the ongoing war in Iran, the Saudi economy appears to be nearing trouble. In this video, we're taking a look at Saudi Arabia's shaky economy an explain why the war in Iran has made everything worse.

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Saudis scaling back megaprojects
https://www.ft.com/content/036....b158f-ea34-46d1-ad0a
https://www.ft.com/content/76d....fb7ee-ebf4-4030-8c8f

Saudi population
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?end=2024&locations=SA-SY-IQ&start=1985

Vision 2030
https://www.bloomberg.com/prof....essional/insights/re
https://www.worldfinance.com/s....trategy/the-sun-is-s
https://www.economist.com/cult....ure/2024/07/04/can-s
https://www.sercoinstitute.com..../news/2022/are-saudi
https://www.centuroglobal.com/....blog/saudi-arabia-vi
https://www.economist.com/fina....nce-and-economics/20

Brent vs Breakeven
https://tradingeconomics.com/c....ommodity/brent-crude
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/0....5/saudi-arabias-fisc
https://www.bloomberg.com/prof....essional/insights/re

Saudi fiscal/trade balance
https://tradingeconomics.com/s....audi-arabia/current-
https://tradingeconomics.com/s....audi-arabia/governme
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2026-01-20
https://www.ft.com/content/c5a....49529-639c-42d7-b9ba

Iran war impact on exports
https://www.bloomberg.com/news..../articles/2026-04-01

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