Monday 05 / October / 2026
Muscat: The trade balance of the Sultanate of Oman recorded a surplus of OMR5.5 billion by the end of July 2026, compared to a surplus of about OMR3.6 billion during the corresponding period in 2025.
Preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicated that the total value of merchandise exports of the Sultanate of Oman reached OMR15.9 billion by the end of July 2026, recording an increase of 17.8 percent compared to about OMR13.5 billion during the corresponding period in 2025.
Conversely, the value of merchandise imports rose by 5.2 percent to stand at OMR10.4 billion, compared to about OMR9.9 billion by the end of July 2025.
The value of oil and gas exports reached OMR10.4 billion by the end of July 2026, recording a rise of 21.6 percent compared to around OMR8.6 billion during the corresponding period of the previous year. The value of non-oil exports also rose to nearly OMR4.3 billion, compared to about OMR3.9 billion during the same period in 2025.
The value of re-exports from the Sultanate of Oman recorded a growth of 13.6 percent, rising from OMR1 billion by the end of July 2025 to about OMR1.1 billion by the end of July 2026.
The United Arab Emirates topped the list of destinations for Oman's non-oil exports, with a value reaching OMR1.4 billion, followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at OMR418 million, and India at OMR402 million, while the value of non-oil exports to the United States of America and the Republic of South Korea reached OMR286 million and OMR179 million, respectively.
As for merchandise imports, the United Arab Emirates topped the list of supplying countries to the Sultanate of Oman, with a value of OMR2.9 billion, marking an increase of 23.4 percent compared to the same period in 2025, followed by the People's Republic of China at OMR1.4 billion, Türkiye with a value of OMR745 million, India with a value of OMR744 million, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a value of OMR649 million.
