Detailed information on Foreign Direct Investment in Oman until the end of the fourth quarter of 2020

Pioneers Investors – The total volume of foreign direct investment in the Sultanate until the end of the fourth quarter of 2020 was about 15 billion and 861 million and 800 thousand Omani riyals, compared to 14 billion and 587 million and 400 thousand Omani riyals by the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, recording an increase of 8.7 percent.

The preliminary results of the foreign direct investment performance issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information stated that foreign investment inflows amounted to one billion and 274 million and 400 thousand Omani riyals. The United Kingdom ranked first in the volume of foreign direct investments, as the volume of its investment until the end of the fourth quarter of 2020 amounted to about 7 billion and 861 million and 100 thousand Omani riyals, up from 7 billion and 583 million and 200 thousand Omani riyals in the same quarter of 2019, followed by the United States of America. By one billion and 888 million and 900 thousand Omani riyals, up from one billion, 802 million and 200 thousand Omani riyals in the same quarter of 2019, then the United Arab Emirates with a volume of direct investments amounting to one billion and 264 million and 800 thousand Omani riyals, up from one billion and 192 million and 200 thousand Omani riyals in the quarter Similar from the year 2019.

The investments coming from the State of Kuwait amounted to 949 million and 900 thousand Omani Rials, up from 842 million and 600 thousand Omani Rials, and from China by about 782 million and 400 thousand Omani Rials, up from 90 million and 200 thousand Omani Rials, and from the Kingdom of Bahrain 401 million and 800 thousand Omani Rials, an increase. From 400 million and 500 thousand Omani riyals, and from the State of Qatar 388 million and 600 thousand Omani riyals, up from 355 million and 900 thousand Omani riyals.

The investments coming from the Republic of India amounted to 320 million and 800 thousand Omani Rials, down from 326 million and 100 thousand Omani Rials, and from the Kingdom of Netherlands 282 million and 900 thousand, down from 304 million and 700 thousand Omani Rials, and from the Swiss Republic of 251 million and 100 thousand Omani Rials, down from 260 One million and 400 thousand Omani riyals, while the volume of foreign investments from other countries reached one billion and 469 million and 500 thousand Omani riyals, up from one billion and 429 million and 400 thousand Omani riyals in the same quarter of the year 2019. The data of the National Center for Statistics and Information showed that foreign investment in the activity of oil and gas extraction accounted for 10 billion and 283 million and 400 thousand Omani riyals in the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 9 billion and 745 million and 700 thousand Omani riyals in the same quarter of 2019. As for the manufacturing sector, foreign investment amounted to about one billion and 637 million Omani Rials, down from one billion and 661 million and 300 thousand Omani Rials. Foreign investment in the financial intermediation sector amounted to one billion and 473 million and 200 thousand Omani riyals, up from one billion and 409 million and 600 thousand Omani riyals. While investment in the real estate activities sector increased to one billion and 149 million and 200 thousand Omani riyals in the fourth quarter of the year 2020 from 763 million and 800 thousand Omani riyals for the same period in the year 2019. While foreign investment in other activities reached 1 billion and 319 million and 100 thousand Omani Rials, up from one billion and 7 million Omani Rials.