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EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

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EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

3.8

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

2.4

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

4.0

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour3
Worker rights & FOA4
OHS & audit transparency3
Food & product safety3
Environmental & regulatory3
Governance & anti-corruption4
Tariff & preferential access7
Non-tariff barriers3
Supply chain traceability4

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict3
Supplier concentration3
Climate & physical risk3
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights2

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness4
Supply base depth3
Logistics & infrastructure6
Workforce skills5
Scalability3
Ease of doing business5
Trade access & tariffs3
Sustainability baseline4
Innovation & IP3
Quality standards4

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Oman's #6 import source (world lens). Oman is the EU's #95 goods supplier.

Oman on the world stage

Oman$43.5bn total importsUnited Arab Emirates23.6% · $10.2bnChina11.0% · $4.8bnKuwait10.1% · $4.4bnIndia9.0% · $3.9bnSaudi Arabia7.7% · $3.3bnEU-277.3% · $3.2bnASEAN-63.6% · $1.6bnJapan3.3% · $1.4bnUS3.0% · $1.3bn

Total imports

$43.5bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$65.2bn

177 partners

#1 import source

United Arab Emirates

23.6%

#1 export dest.

Areas, nes

68.3%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Oman and the EU

EU imports from

€1.5bn

0.1% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€3.2bn

0.1% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #95 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 2.09

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember

Electricity costs →

Industrial

28

EUR/MWh

Consumer

6

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

545

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

5%

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Take-or-pay / single-buyer lock-in

Market model

Enhanced single buyer + spot market

Direct PPA

Limited

grid access: limited

Reserve margin

Regulator

Independent

Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR)

A single-buyer IPP model (Nama PWP/OPWP) with generation 93% gas-fired and OMR 400m/year in electricity subsidies, despite being the most structurally reformed GCC market with a live spot market (since 2022) and an…

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

42 gas plants

13.4 GW · 2 building

6 solar farms

1.8 GW · 6 building

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Monitored ports (2)

MuscatSohar

Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

29.5

→ 31.5 by 2050

Fertility

2.51

above replacement

Working-age

72.6%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

3.6

→ 8.9 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 5.28M · still growing past 2100

By 2050: +48% (7.83M)

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