FDI in Oman surpasses OMR30 billion mark

19/10/2025 03:49 AST

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Sultanate of Oman reached OMR30.279 billion by the end of the second quarter of 2025 with inflows amounting to OMR3.434 billion.

Preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicate that the oil and gas extraction sector accounted for 80.7 percent of total foreign direct investment, with a total value of OMR24.42 billion, with cash inflows amounting to OMR3.57 billion.

Statistics further showed that the manufacturing sector came in second place with investments valued at approximately OMR2.70 billion by the end of the second quarter of this year, with cash inflows amounting to OMR300.50 million. The financial brokerage sector came in third place, with total FDI estimated at OMR1.35 billion, achieving an increase in inflows that amounted to OMR6.50 million.

The real estate, rental, and commercial activities sector recorded FDI worth OMR580 million, with inflows amounting to OMR429.90 million.

As for the transportation, storage and communications sector, the total foreign direct investment amounted to OMR353.50 million, and the inflows amounted to OMR37.60 million.

While the electricity and water sector recorded FDI worth OMR288.10 million, with a decrease in inflows reaching OMR5.40 million. The value of FDI in the trade sector reached OMR278.30 million, with an increase in inflows amounting to OMR25 million.

The value of FDI in the hotels and restaurants sector reached OMR111.30 million, with a decrease in inflows reaching OMR2.70 million. The value of FDI in the construction sector reached OMR98.80 million, with an increase in inflows reaching OMR7.80 million. As for FDI in other activities, their investments amounted to OMR88.50 million, with a decrease in inflows reaching OMR5.80 million.

The United Kingdom topped the total foreign direct investment by the end of the second quarter of 2025, accounting for 51.9 percent of the total FDI, amounting to OMR15.72 billion. It was followed in second place by the United States of America, with a total FDI amounting to OMR8.95 billion, followed by the State of Kuwait with an FDI of OMR1.36 billion.

This was followed by FDI from China at OMR854 million, the State of Qatar at OMR696.40 million, the United Arab Emirates at OMR613.80 million, the Netherlands with and FDI of OMR522.20 million, the Kingdom of Bahrain with an FDI of OMR496.50 million, Switzerland with an FDI of OMR306.60 million, and India with a total FDI inflow of OMR268.40 million. The remaining countries' combined FDI investments amounted to OMR1.33 billion.

Muscat Daily