Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Oman
Oman: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 5.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Oman, 1984–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Oman recorded 5.5 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2021.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Oman peaked at 10.53 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 2015.
That places Oman 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.83 | 9.3 | 10.35 | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.41 | 8.38 | 10.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1 | 6.83 | 10.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.59 | 4.88 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 | 5.47 | 5.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 108 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 5.76 compare
- 109 West Bank and Gaza 5.56 compare
- 110 Brunei Darussalam 5.5 compare
- 112 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 5.45 compare
- 113 North Macedonia, Republic of 5.42 compare
- 114 Côte d’Ivoire 5.29 compare
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 5.29 compare
- 114 Mali 5.29 compare
- 114 Niger 5.29 compare
- 114 Senegal 5.29 compare
- 114 Togo 5.29 compare
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 lending rate, percent per annum in Oman?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Oman was 5.5 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 in 1999.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Oman ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.