non-oil
adjective
1
: not relating to, containing, or derived from oil
2
: being a net importer of petroleum or petroleum products
non-oil nations
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The International Monetary Fund in a September 2024 assessment described robust non-oil activity, contained inflation, record-low unemployment, and ample buffers—while urging a prudent calibration of the investment tempo to avoid overheating.
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Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
The kingdom is experiencing a decline in oil prices, which have fallen below $70 per barrel, and is seeking to diversify its economy through initiatives in non-oil sectors, including tourism, technology, and infrastructure development.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Over in Singapore, non-oil domestic exports shrank 4.6% in July from the year before, worse than the 1.8% contraction penciled by economists polled by Reuters.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
For Azerbaijan, the Center for Economic Reforms Analysis and Communication projects the corridor would increase total exports by over $700 million and boost non-oil GDP by 2 percent annually.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
These agreements — considered a notch below a free trade pact — align with the UAE’s goal of increasing non-oil trade to $1.1 trillion annually by 2031, a target Abu Dhabi expects to reach nearly four years ahead of schedule.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Investors’ principal concerns are oil supplies and non-oil shipping.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports reached an unprecedented 515 billion Saudi Riyal ($137 billion) in 2024, marking the highest value in the kingdom’s history.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
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Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
The kingdom is experiencing a decline in oil prices, which have fallen below $70 per barrel, and is seeking to diversify its economy through initiatives in non-oil sectors, including tourism, technology, and infrastructure development.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Over in Singapore, non-oil domestic exports shrank 4.6% in July from the year before, worse than the 1.8% contraction penciled by economists polled by Reuters.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
For Azerbaijan, the Center for Economic Reforms Analysis and Communication projects the corridor would increase total exports by over $700 million and boost non-oil GDP by 2 percent annually.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
These agreements — considered a notch below a free trade pact — align with the UAE’s goal of increasing non-oil trade to $1.1 trillion annually by 2031, a target Abu Dhabi expects to reach nearly four years ahead of schedule.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Investors’ principal concerns are oil supplies and non-oil shipping.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports reached an unprecedented 515 billion Saudi Riyal ($137 billion) in 2024, marking the highest value in the kingdom’s history.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025
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“Non-oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-oil. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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