RIYADH: 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 ($83.7 billion), 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 2.4 percent to SR26.6 billion ($7 billion), while Qatar’s National Planning Council said inward FDI positions increased 2 percent to 165.4 billion Qatari riyals ($45.30 billion) at the end of 2025.
The UAE attracted $48.24 billion in FDI in 2025, up about 6 percent from a year earlier, ranking ninth globally, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
