Relationship dossier
Malaysia
Oman
Relationship assessment
Malaysia and Oman maintain constructive relations supported by bilateral economic cooperation.
Malaysia toward Oman
+20The Malaysian government has pursued bilateral economic cooperation with Oman, including arrangements concerning investment and economic relations.
Oman toward Malaysia
+20The Omani government has pursued bilateral economic cooperation with Malaysia, including arrangements concerning investment and economic relations.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by bilateral economic cooperation and government arrangements, without a prominent pattern of sustained confrontation. The breadth and practical impact of this cooperation are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
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
Malaysia and Oman maintain cooperative bilateral relations, including government-to-government arrangements in areas such as investment and economic cooperation. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope and implementation of these arrangements are not sufficiently clear to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
Malaysia and Oman concluded bilateral arrangements concerning economic relations and investment cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and investment arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.