The Sultanate of Oman recorded an increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by the end of the first quarter of 2025, reaching RO30,611.5 million. Inward FDI flows during this period totaled RO5,225.8 million, a notable rise compared to RO4,111.2 million in the first quarter of 2024.

Preliminary statistics from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicate that the oil and gas extraction sector accounted for 81 percent of the total FDI, valued at RO24,701.9 million, with cash flows reaching RO4,812 million.

The statistics further reveal that FDI in the converting industries sector stood at RO2,749.3 million by the end of Q1 2025, with cash flows of RO592.3 million. In the financial intermediation sector, FDI reached RO1,300.3 million, with cash flows of RO217.8 million.

Investments in the real estate, rental, and commercial activities sector amounted to RO653.1 million, marking a 36.8 percent decrease compared to the same quarter in 2024. Meanwhile, total FDI in the transport, storage, and communications sector was valued at RO357.9 million, with flows of RO3.2 million. The electricity and water sector saw investments totaling RO292 million, an 11 percent decrease compared to the corresponding quarter in 2024. The trade sector recorded total investments of RO262 million, with flows of RO14.5 million.

Total investment in the hotels and restaurants sector by the end of the first quarter of the current year reached RO116.6 million, a 0.5 percent decrease in value compared to the same period in 2024.

The total value in the construction sector was RO88.5 million, experiencing a decrease in flows estimated at RO4.9 million. The total value in other activities reached RO89.9 million, with flows of RO7.3 million.

The United Kingdom led in total FDI by the end of the first quarter of the current year, accounting for 50.9 percent of the total, valued at RO15,574.3 million. It was followed by the United States with a total investment of RO7,824.5 million, then Kuwait with RO1,223.6 million, the People’s Republic of China with RO894.9 million, the United Arab Emirates with RO753 million, Qatar with RO669.3 million, Bahrain with RO462.4 million, the Netherlands with RO364.1 million, India with RO306 million, and Switzerland with RO301.3 million. Other countries contributed RO2,238.1 million.