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 166 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.
Bank net interest margin in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +38.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Oman's 2.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +38.0% | 3.3% | 4.6% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More financial sector data for Oman
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (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 166 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.