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GDP at Constant Prices Records 5.1% Growth
Muscat,
4 Oct 2026 (ONA) — The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Sultanate of Oman
at constant prices recorded a growth of 5.1 percent during the second quarter
of 2026, reaching approximately RO 9.9 billion, compared to about RO 9.4
billion in the corresponding quarter of 2025.
Preliminary
data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information clarified
that petroleum activities recorded a growth of 14.7 percent during the second
quarter of 2026, reaching approximately RO 3.4 billion, compared to about RO 3
billion in the corresponding quarter of 2025.
Conversely,
non-petroleum activities increased by 0.7 percent during the second quarter of
2026, reaching approximately RO 7.0 billion, compared to about RO 6.8 billion
in the corresponding quarter of 2025.
The
data indicated a 2.3 percent rise in agriculture and fishing activities,
reaching RO 325 million, compared to RO 317.8 million in the second quarter of
2025.
Meanwhile,
industrial activities recorded a decline of 1.5 percent, reaching approximately
RO 1.9 billion, compared to about RO 2.0 billion in the corresponding period of
the previous year.
Furthermore,
service activities increased by 1.5 percent, reaching approximately RO 4.6
billion, compared to about RO 4.5 billion in the second quarter of 2025.
—Ends/AG