Non-Oil GDP Share: 70.5% ▲ +9.5pp vs 2017 | QS Ranking — SQU: #334 ▲ ↑28 places | Fiscal Balance: +2.8% GDP ▲ 3rd surplus year | CPI Rank: 50th ▲ +20 places | Global Innovation Index: 69th ▲ +10 vs 2022 | Green H₂ Pipeline: $30B+ ▲ 2 new deals 2025 | Gross Public Debt: ~35% GDP ▲ ↓ from 44% | Digitalised Procedures: 2,680 ▲ of 2,869 target | Non-Oil GDP Share: 70.5% ▲ +9.5pp vs 2017 | QS Ranking — SQU: #334 ▲ ↑28 places | Fiscal Balance: +2.8% GDP ▲ 3rd surplus year | CPI Rank: 50th ▲ +20 places | Global Innovation Index: 69th ▲ +10 vs 2022 | Green H₂ Pipeline: $30B+ ▲ 2 new deals 2025 | Gross Public Debt: ~35% GDP ▲ ↓ from 44% | Digitalised Procedures: 2,680 ▲ of 2,869 target |
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What is Omanisation? Definition, History, and Vision 2040 Target

Omanisation is the policy of increasing Omani nationals' share of the private sector workforce — a labour market nationalisation policy targeting 40% private sector Omani employment by 2040.

Definition

Like other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationalisation policies (Saudi Arabia’s Saudisation, UAE’s Emiratisation), Omanisation addresses the structural reality that Gulf private sectors have historically been dominated by cheaper expatriate labour.

Oman’s Vision 2040 Data

11.6% (2016) → ~18.5% (2024) → 35% target (2030) → 40% target (2040)

Why It Matters

Omanisation is the policy of increasing Omani nationals’ share of the private sector workforce — a labour market nationalisation policy targeting 40% private sector Omani employment by 2040.

Vision 2040 uses this indicator alongside complementary measures to build a comprehensive picture of Oman’s development progress. See the KPI Tracker for detailed progress analysis.