Middle East
Oman
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
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
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
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-inMarket 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…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Monitored ports (2)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
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)