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Omani data showed Kuwait ranked first among Arab countries and third globally in foreign direct investment (FDI) in Oman by end of 2025.
The National Centre for Statistics and Information said Kuwaiti investments reached OMR 1.36 billion (about USD 3.5 billion) by the fourth quarter of 2025.
The United Kingdom ranked first globally with 52 per cent of total FDI at OMR 16.4 billion (approx. USD 43 billion), followed by the United States with OMR 8.5 billion (approx. USD 22 billion).
China ranked fourth with, followed by Qatar, the UAE, and Bahrain, then the Netherlands, Switzerland, and India.
Total FDI in Oman grew 8.1 per cent to OMR 31.4 billion (about USD 81.5 billion) by end-2025 compared to 2024.
Oil and gas extraction accounted for 80.9 per cent of total FDI, followed by manufacturing, financial intermediation, real estate, and business activities. Transport, storage, communications, electricity, water, trade, hotels, restaurants, and construction sectors followed.
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