Relationship dossier
Nepal
Oman
Relationship assessment
Friendly bilateral ties, with labor migration a central area of cooperation.
Nepal toward Oman
+15Nepal has engaged Oman through bilateral consultations and agreements, including cooperation related to Nepali migrant workers and labor migration.
Oman toward Nepal
+15Oman has maintained bilateral cooperation with Nepal, including engagement on labor migration and the employment of Nepali workers in Oman.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is broadly friendly and includes practical government engagement, particularly around labor migration. The scale and durability of cooperation beyond this area are less clear.
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
Nepal and Oman maintain friendly bilateral relations, with cooperation shaped in part by the presence of Nepali workers in Oman. Nepal has engaged with Oman on labor migration and the protection of migrant workers, while the two governments have also pursued bilateral consultations and agreements. The relationship appears cooperative, although the scope and implementation of specific agreements are not clear.
Key developments
Nepal and Oman established diplomatic relations.
The governments concluded bilateral arrangements covering cooperation and labor migration.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government cooperation on labor migration and worker protection are limited.