The Venture Capital & Private Equity
Country Attractiveness Index
Alexander Groh, Heinrich Liechtenstein, Karsten Lieser and Markus Biesinger

Oman  
Rank: 55 · Score: 49.3  

Basic facts        
Population (millions) 4.6   IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) 3rd
GDP (US$ billions) 105.5   M&A volume (quartile) 2nd
GDP per capita (US$) 23,052.8   Venture capital investments (quartile) 2nd
GDP growth (per cent) 1.7   Private equity investments (quartile) Bottom
 
 
 
Performance Overview
Indicator   Rank / 125 Rank Trend Score
VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index 55 67, 65, 60, 70, 70 49.3
1 Economic Activity 51 66, 75, 62, 78, 74 76.4
2 Depth of Capital Market 39 84, 79, 77, 84, 86 51.6
3 Taxation 15 108, 108, 108, 110, 110 113.3
4 Investor Protection and Corporate Governance 53 75, 73, 72, 72, 72 67.7
5 Human and Social Environment 50 84, 81, 80, 78, 75 34.3
6 Entrepreneurial Opportunities 102 20, 20, 20, 21, 23 31.1


 
Historic performance, 2019-2023   Key driver performance, 2023
 

   
VC/PE Rank  
VC Rank  
PE Rank
Oman  
Middle East
 
 
 
Peer Group Comparison
 
Regional Peers Economic Activity Depth of Capital Market Taxation Investor Protection and
Corporate Governance
Human and Social
Environment
Entrepreneurial
Opportunites
Israel 83.7 69.9 95.3 95.8 45.1 83.5
Saudi Arabia 85.2 76.4 106.5 90.7 40.9 47.8
United Arab Emirates 85.5 38.1 139.8 90.0 47.6 62.0
Oman 76.4 51.6 113.3 67.7 34.3 31.1
Kuwait 77.9 45.5 113.9 66.9 29.1 38.7
Qatar 83.7 32.8 127.8 47.2 42.1 50.7
Bahrain 70.2 32.0 101.3 77.5 35.1 40.7
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023