Saturday 07 / March / 2026
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s recorded a surplus of OMR6.97 billion by the end of December 2025 compared to a surplus of OMR8.34 billion during the same period in 2024.
Preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed that the total value of merchandise exports decrease by 7.1 percent and reached OMR23.26 billion by the end of December 2025 compared to OMR25.54 billion during the same period in 2024.
In contrast, total merchandise imports to the Sultanate of Oman increased by 2.7 percent to reach OMR17.16 billion by the end of December 2025 compared to OMR16.71 billion during the same period in 2024.
The decline in the value of Oman’s merchandise exports is mainly attributed to the decline in the value of Omani oil and gas exports, which amounted to OMR14.51 billion by the end of December 2025, registering a decrease of 15.2 percent, compared to the end of December 2024, which amounted to OMR17.11 billion.
The value of non-oil merchandise exports to the Sultanate of Oman witnessed an increase of 7.5 percent to reach OMR6.69 billion by the end of December 2025, compared to OMR6.23 billion during the same period in 2024.
The value of re-exports from the Sultanate of Oman also increased to reach OMR2.56 billion Omani riyals by the end of December 2025, registering a growth of 20.3 percent compared to the same period in 2024, which amounted to OMR1.70 billion.
The United Arab Emirates topped the trade exchange operations in non-oil exports at the end of December 2025 with a value of OMR1.311 billion, recording an increase of 25.3 percent compared to the same period in 2024. The UAE also ranked first in re-exports from the Sultanate of Oman with the value of re-exports reaching OMR724 million. It also remained the largest source of imports into Sultanate of Oman with a value totalling OMR4.153 billion.
Saudi Arabia ranked second in non-oil exports with a value of OMR1.067 billion, followed by India with a value of OMR699 million Omani riyals. In re-exports, Iran came in second with a value of OMR365 million, followed by the United Kingdom with a value of OMT207 million.
Regarding imports, China came in second place with a value of OMR1.935 billion, followed by India with a value of OMR1.448 billion.
