The extent of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Oman hit OR22.96 at the end of 3rd quarter by the year 2023. This is the National Center for Statistics and Information’s (NCSI) first report.
The UK, the US, and the UAE are the leading investors. The sector of oil and gas holds the statement of 76.9% of the total OR17.6723m ($45.9bn).
Oman’s Foreign Investment in various sectors
At the end of the last quarter, the value of foreign investment hit OR.4062bn in the year 2023. Financial intermediation activity is the next one with OR1.5309bn while the other activities like leasing, commercial, and real estate reached OR1.035bn.
In the various sectors foreign direct investment (FDI) for water and electricity is OR466.3m, For communication, transport, and storage is OR361.9m, for trade is OR216m, for restaurants and hotels is OR111.4m, for construction is OR82.1m and for other activities is OR78.9mn.
Value of FDI for Different Countries
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the following countries is as follows:
UK OR11.5218bn, which consists of 50.15% of the total investment.
USA the total investment is OR3.8812bn.
UAE investment is OR1.2754bn.
Kuwait holds OR9222.3m.
Bahrain has OR732.6m.
China has OR594.5m.
Qatar is at OR442.3m.
Netherlands holds OR374.7m.
Switzerland Confederation is OR288.3m.
India holds OR277.8m.
And other countries hold OR2.6505bn.