Non-Oil GDP Share: 76.5% ▲ -8.5pp vs 2020 | GDP Growth: 1.6% ▲ +0.2pp vs 2023 | Fiscal Balance: +2.8% GDP ▲ 3rd surplus year | FDI Inflows: $12.5B ▼ -0.6% vs 2023 | Unemployment: 3.3% ▼ +0.1pp vs 2023 | Inflation: 0.6% ▲ -0.4pp vs 2023 | Green H₂ Pipeline: $30B+ ▲ 2 new deals 2025 | Gross Public Debt: ~35% GDP ▲ ↓ from 44% | CPI Rank: 50th ▲ +20 places | Global Innovation Index: 69th ▲ +10 vs 2022 | Digitalised Procedures: 2,680 ▲ of 2,869 target | Non-Oil GDP Share: 76.5% ▲ -8.5pp vs 2020 | GDP Growth: 1.6% ▲ +0.2pp vs 2023 | Fiscal Balance: +2.8% GDP ▲ 3rd surplus year | FDI Inflows: $12.5B ▼ -0.6% vs 2023 | Unemployment: 3.3% ▼ +0.1pp vs 2023 | Inflation: 0.6% ▲ -0.4pp vs 2023 | Green H₂ Pipeline: $30B+ ▲ 2 new deals 2025 | Gross Public Debt: ~35% GDP ▲ ↓ from 44% | CPI Rank: 50th ▲ +20 places | Global Innovation Index: 69th ▲ +10 vs 2022 | Digitalised Procedures: 2,680 ▲ of 2,869 target |

Thematic Benchmarks

Cross-cutting thematic comparisons of Oman against GCC peers on key policy areas.

Thematic Benchmarks

This section provides deep thematic comparisons across the GCC on issues that transcend individual country rankings. From fiscal sustainability and economic diversification to digital readiness and healthcare quality, these analyses benchmark Oman’s progress against its Gulf neighbours on the policy challenges that will define the region’s post-oil future.