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Oman’s
Trade Balance Surplus Reaches RO 4.7 Billion by End of June 2026
Muscat,
7 Sep 2026 (ONA) — Oman’s trade balance recorded a surplus of about RO 4.7
billion by the end of June 2026, compared with a surplus of about RO 3.1
billion during the same period of 2025, marking an increase of about 51
percent.
Data
issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed that
the total value of Oman’s merchandise exports rose by 15.3 percent, reaching
about RO 13.2 billion by the end of June 2026, compared with about RO 11.5
billion during the same period of 2025.
This
increase is attributed to a 16.5 percent growth in the value of oil and gas
exports, which reached about RO 8.6 billion, compared with about RO 7.4 billion
by the end of June 2025.
The
value of re-exports rose by 20 percent to reach RO 978 million, compared with
RO 815 million during the same period last year, while non-oil exports recorded
growth of 11.4 percent to reach about RO 3.6 billion, compared with about RO
3.3 billion during the same period last year.
The
value of merchandise imports also rose by 2.1 percent, reaching about RO 8.6
billion by the end of June 2026, compared with about RO 8.4 billion by the end
of June 2025.
In
terms of trading partners, the United Arab Emirates topped the list of leading
destinations for Omani non-oil exports with a value of RO 1.134 billion,
followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with RO 357 million, and then the
Republic of India with RO 333 million.
With
regard to re-exports, the Islamic Republic of Iran topped the list of leading
destinations for re-exports by the end of June 2026, with a value of RO 254
million, followed by the United Arab Emirates in second place with RO 221
million, while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came in third place with RO 188
million.
On
the side of merchandise imports, the United Arab Emirates topped the list of
leading countries exporting to Oman by the end of June 2026, with a value of RO
2.423 billion, followed by the People’s Republic of China with RO 1.194
billion, and then the Republic of Türkiye with RO 676 million.
—Ends/AG
