Country
Oman OMN
CBO
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.7
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.6
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.8
GDELT · as of 2026-10-11 · coverage: bronze
Growth47.7
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity63.4
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance55.2
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Oman sovereign credibility, in brief
Oman scores 60.9 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 2 of 10 in Middle East, the 90th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 3.4% (implicit target) — adequate credibility (61/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 2/10 in Middle East · 90th percentile
Region avg 53.1 · best 61.1 · worst 17.4
Ranked either side
- United Arab Emirates 61.1
- Qatar 60.3
- Saudi Arabia 59.0
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +5.9%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +15.6%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Electricity demand, YoY
- +19.2%
- as of 2026-05-01
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade · Electricity: Ember (CC BY 4.0)
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 110.2 | 2026-08-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -1.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Electricity demand (TWh) | 5.3 | 2026-05-01 | Ember |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 6.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 2.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 926.2K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -3.9% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 3.7 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 114.9% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 3.3% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $19,947 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 70.6% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.