Bank net interest margin in Oman
Oman: Bank net interest margin was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Oman, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Oman stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Oman peaked at 4.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
That places Oman 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
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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 net interest margin in Oman?
- Bank net interest margin in Oman was 2.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for bank net interest margin?
- Oman ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.