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Countries most dependent on oil in 2018

Geoff Riley

28th January 2016

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Which countries rely most upon exporting crude oil? A fresh study by Bloomberg estimated that in 2018 the most reliant country will be Brunei, with oil exports projected to make up over 60 percent of their GDP - well ahead of Kuwait, and almost double that of Saudi Arabia. Read more about this in an article in the Independent - click here

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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