Bank concentration in Oman
Oman: Bank concentration was 63.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Oman, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Oman is 63.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Oman peaked at 84.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2021.
Oman ranks 113th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 69.8% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 64.2% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.9% | 64.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More financial sector data for Oman
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 63.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.69 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 28.09 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 7.43 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 63.2% (2024)
- Broad money 51.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. -10.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 63.2% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.3845 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 113,734 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Oman?
- Bank concentration in Oman was 63.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for bank concentration?
- Oman ranks 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.