Foreign direct investment in Oman rose 6.4% year on year to RO32.21 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2026, according to preliminary data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information.
Inflows during the April to June quarter totaled RO1.93 billion, the data showed. The state-run Oman News Agency carried the figures on Saturday.
Oil and gas extraction remained the largest destination for foreign capital. Investment in the sector reached RO25.82 billion, up 5.7% from a year earlier. The sector drew inflows of RO1.40 billion in the quarter.
Manufacturing ranked second at RO2.83 billion, up 4.7%, with inflows of RO128.3 million. Financial intermediation rose 18.4% to RO1.60 billion, with inflows of RO248.4 million.
Britain remained the largest source of foreign direct investment, with holdings of RO16.77 billion at the end of June, up 6.6% year on year. Investment from the United States rose 7.3% to RO8.69 billion.
Kuwait ranked third, with holdings up 1.7% at RO1.38 billion. Investment from the UAE stood at RO869 million after net inflows of RO255 million in the quarter, Muscat-based Ubhar Capital said in a research note on the data.
Second-quarter inflows were lower than the RO3.43 billion recorded in the same period of 2025, Ubhar Capital said. Oil and gas inflows fell to RO1.40 billion from RO3.58 billion a year earlier.
Real estate posted a net outflow of RO62 million in the quarter, narrower than the RO430 million outflow a year earlier, according to the note. Foreign investment in the sector stood at RO518 million.
