OMR 19.2m
Committed governorate development projects
That puts Sur at 2 of 11 on the official table.
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Sur · Topic file
Is the money actually landing in Sur?
Public spending is the easy part. What matters is whether it pulls private money in behind it and starts to shift how the local economy actually works. For Sur, the honest read comes down to committed governorate development projects and property traded value.
OMR 71.3m
Property traded value
That puts Sur at 8 of 11 on the official table.
The numbers
Where Sur stands today, chart by chart
Committed governorate development projects
Committed value of governorate development programme projects by mid-2025.
Oman Vision 2040 Report 2024-2025, governorate development programme table.
Property traded value
Total traded value of property by governorate during 2025.
NCSI Statistical Year Book 2026, Table 5-3.
The trend over time
How Sur got here
Property traded value
How much property changed hands in the governorate, year on year. The best public read on local real-estate activity that is available right now.
Pulled from Table 5-3 (Traded Value of Property by Governorates and Month) in each yearbook, using the governorate total row.
Reading the charts
What the latest tables are really saying
- Sur is showing OMR 19.2m on committed governorate development projects. That puts Sur at 2 of 11 on the official table.
- Sur is showing OMR 71.3m on property traded value. That puts Sur at 8 of 11 on the official table.
- The official MOHUP role is unambiguous: Ash Sharqiyah South should become a leading centre for marine activity, balancing industry, fisheries, marine research, tourism, agriculture and the environmental constraints of the coast. That story only stands up if public money and private activity start pulling in the same direction.
Why this file matters
The strategy Sur is being measured against
How much money is actually being committed, and whether the property market is picking up the signal.
The official MOHUP role is unambiguous: Ash Sharqiyah South should become a leading centre for marine activity, balancing industry, fisheries, marine research, tourism, agriculture and the environmental constraints of the coast.
- Sur is meant to operate as a stronger urban, commercial and tourism centre.
- Marine-linked sectors are supposed to range from fisheries and research to administration and tourism rather than sitting in a narrow niche.
- The strategy repeatedly stresses the need to keep marine and coastal growth in balance with fragile environmental conditions.
Related topic files
Five more ways into the Ash Sharqiyah South execution map
These linked files cover the other live tests in the same governorate, so the numbers on capital, jobs, services, tourism, utilities, and urban buildout can be read together instead of in isolation.
Ash Sharqiyah South topic file
Urban buildout and housing
Population, permits and whether the place is actually being built fast enough for the role it has been handed.
Ash Sharqiyah South topic file
Jobs and enterprise
The jobs and businesses that show whether the governorate has a working economy, or just a project list.
Ash Sharqiyah South topic file
Tourism and place economy
Hotels, occupancy, and whether the place is becoming a real destination or just adding rooms.
Ash Sharqiyah South topic file
Human capability and essential services
Whether schools and hospitals are keeping up — the simplest read on whether people can build a life here.
Ash Sharqiyah South topic file
Infrastructure and utilities
Roads, water and the quiet base layer that usually decides whether any of the rest of it actually works.