MUSCAT : Foreign direct investment in Oman rose 6.4% year on year to RO32.2114 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2026, with oil and gas extraction attracting the largest share, preliminary official data showed.
Investment inflows during the second quarter totalled RO1.9319 billion, according to figures released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.
Foreign direct investment in oil and gas extraction reached RO25.8239 billion, up 5.7% from the same period a year earlier. The sector recorded inflows of RO1.3971 billion.
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Manufacturing ranked second, with foreign investment rising 4.7% to RO2.8295 billion. Inflows into the sector stood at RO128.3 million.
Financial intermediation attracted RO1.6014 billion in foreign direct investment, an increase of 18.4%, with inflows reaching RO248.4 million.
Britain remained Oman’s largest source of foreign direct investment, with holdings totalling RO16.766 billion at the end of June, up 6.6% year on year.
Investment from the United States increased 7.3% to RO8.685 billion, while Kuwaiti investment rose 1.7% to RO1.3848 billion.
Chinese investment climbed 5.8% to RO903.8 million.
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