The volume of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Sultanate of Oman till the end of the third quarter of 2024 reached RO 26,677 billion, up by 16.2%, compared to the same period in 2023, when it was RO 22,961.4 billion, according to preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for statistics and information (NCSI).Statistics indicated that the volume of FDI flow into the Sultanate of Oman till the end of the third quarter of 2024 reached RO 3,715.6 billion, compared to RO 4,821.9 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2023.In terms of investment by activity, the statistic showed that the total value of the oil and gas exploration sector till the end of the Q3 of 2024 reached RO 21,112.2 billion, up from RO 17,672.3 billion at the same period in 2023.The value of FDI in the manufacturing sector till the end of the third quarter of 2024 reached RO 2,136.5 billion, up from RO 1,406.2 billion in 2023, while the value in financial intermediation declined to RO 1,364.1 billio... Details

The total number of mobile phone subscriptions increased by 3.8% at the end of November 2024 compared to the same period last year, with their number reaching 7,306,975 subscriptions, according to statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). The number of postpaid mobile phone subscriptions increased by 26.2% to reach 2,254,376 subscriptions and prepaid mobile phone subscriptions decreased by 3.8% to reach 5,052,599 subscriptions, including 3,831,898 subscriptions from operators and 1,220,701 subscriptions from resellers. The number of active mobile broadband subscriptions decreased by 4.7% to reach 5,760,411 subscriptions by the end of November 2024. Meanwhile, subscriptions to fixed internet service increased by 2.9% by the end of November 2024 to reach 581,033 subscriptions, compared to the same period in 2023.The total number of subscriptions to fixed broadband internet service (more than 256 kilobytes/second) reached 579,331 subscr... Details

​ The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) held a workshop on national accounts during the period of 13-16 January 2025 with the participation of a number of government entities in the Sultanate of Oman. Abdulaziz bin Khamis Al-Sunaidi - Director of the National Accounts Department at NCSI clarified that, the workshop bases on the vision of NCSI on knowledge's enhancing  in the Sultanate of Oman, and strengthening the principle of cooperation and partnership with various government entities , while the workshop  aims to achieve a number of goals, including enhancing economic knowledge through the national accounts system, and via its preparation mechanisms and its most important outputs, as well as simplifying the concepts of national accounts and explaining how to collect and analyzing economic data, which will contribute to strengthen the understanding of government units about the economic and financial patterns in the Sultanate of Oman.He a... Details

The general import prices index in the Sultanate of Oman recorded a decrease of 4.8% at the end of the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024, due to a drop in prices of most of the groups that make up the general index.Meanwhile, the overall import price index showed an increase by 1.1% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023.The price index of beverages and tobacco decrease by 22.4%, and those of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials decrease by 11.6% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024.The price index of chemicals and related products group decrease by 10.8%, and those of miscellaneous manufactured products decrease by 10.2%, and the manufactured goods classified mainly by material decrease by 7.2%, and those of machinery and transport equipment group decrease by 3.9% in third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024.Meanwhile, the Prices of crude and inedible materials, ... Details

The treaded value of real estate transactions in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 28.1% to RO 3,130.8 million till the end of November 2024, compared to RO 2,444.6 million in the same period of 2023, according to the latest data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).According to preliminary statistics issued by NCSI, fees collected for all legal action's transactions amounted to RO 62.1 million till the end of November 2024, an increase of 2.6% compared to the corresponding period of 2023.The traded value of sale contracts reached RO 1,001.7 million till the end of November 2024, and the number of sale contracts increased by 1.9% to 61,552, compared to 60,424 in the same period of 2023.The traded value of mortgage contracts increased by 44.8% till the end of November 2024 to RO 2,116.8 million compared to RO 1,462.2 million during the same period of 2023. Meanwhile, the number of mortgage contracts decreased by 12.2% to 18,846 contracts from 21,461 con... Details

The total added value of private enterprises in the Sultanate of Oman amounted to about RO 8.5 billion for the third quarter of 2024, according to statistics in the monthly bulletin issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.The contribution of active enterprises to the GDP at current prices for the third quarter of 2024 was about 82%, compared to 81.4% for the third quarter of 2023.The added value of large enterprises amounted to RO 6,279.0 billion, representing a rate of 60.5%, which is an increase of 4.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, while the added value of medium enterprises amounted to RO 665.8 million, or a rate of 6.4%, which was an increase of 3%.The added value of small enterprises amounted to RO 716 million, representing a rate of 6.9%, which is an increase of 3.2%. The total value added of micro enterprises amounted to RO 851.1 million, representing a rate of 8.2%, an increase of 3.9%.It is worth noting that the number of workers in a... Details