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Foreign direct investment in Oman rose 8.7 percent year-on-year by the end of the first quarter of 2026 to 32.19 billion Omani rials ($83.7bn), according to preliminary official data.
Figures from the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed a continued concentration of foreign capital in the sultanate’s energy sector, while manufacturing and financial intermediation also recorded growth in investment value during the period.
The first-quarter figures underline Oman’s efforts to maintain investment momentum as Gulf economies compete to attract long-term foreign capital into energy, industry, and logistics, as well as financial services and other sectors linked to economic diversification.
Elsewhere in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia’s first-quarter FDI inflows rose 2.4pc to SR26.6bn ($7bn), while Qatar’s National Planning Council said inward FDI positions increased 2pc to 165.4bn Qatari riyals ($45.30bn) at the end of 2025.
The UAE attracted $48.24bn in FDI in 2025, up about 6pc from a year earlier, ranking ninth globally, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
“The preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed that investment flows during the first quarter of 2026 amounted to about 2.56bn Omani rials,” a report by the Oman News Agency said.
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