KPI Status 🟡
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Baseline (2017-2018) | 67.2 / Rank 78 (2018) |
| Current Estimate | ~Rank 68 (last assessment) |
| 2030 Target | >79.58 / Top 20 |
| 2040 Target | >81.55 / Top 10 |
| Status | Behind |
Indicator Analysis
The Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) index, historically published by the World Bank until its discontinuation in 2021, measures the regulatory environment for business across 10 dimensions: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency.
Note: The World Bank discontinued the EoDB index in 2021 due to data integrity concerns. The successor Business Ready (B-READY) framework is replacing it, with new methodology and coverage beginning from 2023.
Oman’s trajectory: Progress from rank 78 (2018) to approximately rank 68 (last available assessment) — meaningful improvement in the business environment, reflecting digital government reforms, company registration streamlining, and investment facilitation improvements.
Key Reform Drivers
Investment and Commercial Court (2025): Directly improves the “enforcing contracts” dimension — one of the historically weakest components for Oman.
Digital government (93% procedures digitised): Improves “starting a business,” “paying taxes,” and administrative efficiency across multiple dimensions.
Company registration streamlining: The Invest Easy portal and reduced processing times have improved the “starting a business” component.
Top-10 EoDB by 2040
Reaching top-10 EoDB (or B-READY equivalent) by 2040 would place Oman alongside Singapore, UAE, New Zealand, and Denmark — the world’s most business-friendly regulatory environments. This is a highly ambitious target requiring sustained reform across all 10 dimensions.
Data Sources
This indicator is drawn from: official Oman Vision 2040 Progress Reports (IFU/Supreme Council for Planning), NCSI national statistics, and relevant international organisations (UNDP, World Bank, IMF, WIPO as applicable).
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