Relationship dossier
Germany
Oman
Relationship assessment
Germany and Oman maintain practical cooperation, with energy partnership as a prominent focus.
Germany toward Oman
+35Germany agreed a bilateral energy partnership with Oman in 2022, providing a framework for cooperation on energy and energy-transition priorities, including hydrogen.
Oman toward Germany
+35Oman agreed a bilateral energy partnership with Germany in 2022, creating a framework for cooperation on energy and energy-transition priorities, including hydrogen.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes a concrete bilateral framework for energy cooperation, agreed during a high-level visit in 2022. This supports a cooperative characterization, while the partnership’s implementation and the breadth of collaboration beyond energy remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Germany and Oman have pursued practical cooperation, notably through a bilateral energy partnership agreed during Sultan Haitham’s 2022 visit to Germany. The partnership focuses on energy, including cooperation relevant to hydrogen and other energy-transition priorities. This provides a basis for a positive assessment, though the scope and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
During Sultan Haitham’s visit to Germany, the two governments agreed a bilateral energy partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the energy partnership has produced lasting projects is unclear.
- The breadth of cooperation beyond energy is uncertain.