Rabiah commended the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince, for its successes in establishing strong trade and economic relations with most of the world countries, indicating that the Kingdom's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2011 increased to SR 2,163 billion, an increase of 27.96% compared to the previous year. He pointed out that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first in the world in oil reserves, production and export and ranked the fourth place worldwide in terms of gas reserves. Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah indicated that the Kingdom is the largest producer of petrochemicals in the Arab world and it has been classified as one of the top 20 economies in the world occupying the 12th place globally in terms of easy performance of business, and the 9th position worldwide in terms of economic stability.
