Oman’s private sector demonstrated consistent growth in Q4 of 2025, with the total number of active private enterprises up by 0.2%.
Omani private enterprises rose to 268,286 from 267,734 in Q4 of 2024 according to official statistics.
Medium-sized enterprises showed the most substantial growth, rising by 5.6% to 1,972 establishments compared to 1,867 a year earlier (Oman News Agency).
Recent government reforms focus on improving the business environment and fostering entrepreneurship while seeking to elevate the contribution of non-oil sectors to sustainable growth.
Small enterprises ranked second in overall growth, with a 4.5% increase to 31,521 establishments, up from 30,163 in Q4 of 2024.
Yet large enterprises grew by 3.6% to 751 establishments, while micro-enterprises experienced a slight decline of 0.4%, totalling 234,042.
Total enterprise value added reached 8.68B rials in Q4 of 2025: an increase of 4.7% compared to 8.284B rials in Q4 of 2024. This sector’s contribution to GDP approximated 11.06B rials, reflecting a 4.6% rise from 10.57B rials previously.
Micro-enterprises led this growth, achieving a 5.6% increase in value added to reach 903M rials while large enterprises followed closely with a 4.9% uptick, bringing their value added to 6.33B rials.
Employment across private enterprises reached 1.82M workers in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a 1% increase from 1.80M in the same period of 2024.
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