Oman is placed at the Emerging stage in the 2025 release. National AI strategy: 1st generation; dedicated governance bodies: 1; AI-relevant regulations: 0; data protection law: 2021.
- National AI strategy
- 1st generation
- Dedicated AI governance bodies
- 1
- AI-relevant regulations
- 0
- Data protection law
- 2021
- International frameworks referenced
- 1
- OECD.AI registered initiatives
- 0
- GDP per capita, 2023 (US$)
- 21,028
Index pillars
Indicators
Position among Arab League states with data
Oxford Insights AI readiness, 202556.73
UN E-Government Development Index, 2024rank 410.8576
Human Capital Index, 20240.7977
ITU Global Cybersecurity Index96.04
National Cyber Security Index45.45
Internet users, 2023 (% of population)95.25
AI publications, 202359
Trends
AI readiness score
Human Capital Index
AI publications per year
Typology coding
- Governance type
- Fragmented
- Regulatory approach
- Strategic vision only
- Enforcement model
- To be defined
- Sovereignty posture
- Aspirational
- International alignment
- GCC-oriented
- Cluster label (M3)
- Gulf Emerging
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Contact the LabCite this profile
Arab AI Governance Lab (2025). Oman: country profile. https://arablab.ai/countries/oman/ Data: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MOVIFA
Sources: Oxford Insights; UN DESA; World Bank WDI; ITU; e-Governance Academy; OECD.AI; Lab coding (F1, M3).