Relationship dossier
Oman
Sri Lanka
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation centers on Sri Lankan labor migration to Oman.
Oman toward Sri Lanka
+15Oman has cooperated with Sri Lanka on arrangements governing the employment of Sri Lankan workers in Oman.
Sri Lanka toward Oman
+15Sri Lanka has cooperated with Oman on labor arrangements supporting the employment of Sri Lankan workers there.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in labor migration arrangements, but the breadth and durability of cooperation in other areas are 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
Oman and Sri Lanka have maintained practical cooperation around the employment of Sri Lankan workers in Oman, including bilateral labor-cooperation arrangements. This provides a concrete basis for positive relations, though the scope and implementation of wider government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Oman and Sri Lanka established bilateral labor-cooperation arrangements concerning the employment of Sri Lankan workers in Oman.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral labor-cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- Details of government cooperation outside labor migration are limited.