The Sultanate of Oman's total oil exports recorded a drop of 3.4% reaching 100,032.4 thousand barrels by the end of April 2025, compared to 103,549.1 thousand barrels during the same period in 2024, according to the data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).This decline is accompanied by a decrease in the average oil price, which dropped by 5.2% to USD 75.9 per barrel until the end of April 2025, down from USD 80.0 per barrel a year earlier.Average daily oil production also saw a slight decrease of 1%, standing at 986,700 barrels per day, compared to 997,100 barrels per day in 2024. Overall oil production declined by 1.9%, totaling 118,402.4 thousand barrels by the end of April 2025, compared to 120,651.2 thousand barrels during the same period last year.On a more positive note, natural gas production (including imports and local production) recorded a modest increase of 0.5%, reaching 17,945.2 MNCM until the end of April 2025, compared to 17,847.6 MNCM d... Details

The total number of passengers traveling through Oman's airports by the end of April 2025 reached 4,701,055, marking a 4.1% decline compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded 4,901,855 passengers.Preliminary data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicated that Muscat International Airport handled 4,222,789 passengers by the end of April 2025, down 4.7% from 4,428,726 passengers during the same period in 2024. The number of flights also decreased by 8.6%, totaling 29,731 flights compared to 32,520 flights in the previous year.Meanwhile, Salalah Airport saw a 6.8% increase in passenger traffic, reaching 458,394 passengers by the end of April 2025, up from 429,181 passengers in the same period last year. However, total flights at the airport experienced a marginal decline of 0.2%, with 2,974 flights compared to 2,980 flights in April 2024.Sohar Airport recorded a sharp drop in flight operations, with a 62.5% decrease in flights (72 flights com... Details

The telecommunications sector in the Sultanate of Oman witnessed remarkable growth, with active postpaid mobile phone subscriptions rising by 5.8 percent by the end of April 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 1,235,884 subscriptions.Statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) show that the number of active prepaid mobile phone subscriptions declined by 0.6 percent, reaching 5,280,057, indicating a gradual shift toward postpaid services with expanded benefits.Internet of Things (IoT) subscriptions achieved exceptional growth of 121 percent, reaching 1,552,577 subscriptions by the end of April 2025. This reflects the expansion in the use of smart technology in the logistics, industrial, and smart city sectors, as the Sultanate of Oman moves towards complete digital transformation.The total number of mobile phone subscriptions in the Sultanate of Oman reached 8.68 million subscriptions by the end of April 2025, registering a 12.3 percen... Details

The general index of residential real estate prices in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 7.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, according to statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.The index of residential land prices recorded an increase of 6.5%, the index of residential apartment prices increased by 17%, the index of villa prices increased by 6.4%, and the index of other homes prices increased by 2.2%.The general index of residential real estate prices recorded an increase of 5.5% in first quarter 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, as the index of residential land prices recorded an increase of 5.5%, the index of residential apartments increased by 4.3%, the index of villas increased by 4.5% and the price of other homes increased by 13.4%.In the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same quarter in 2024, the residential land value index showed a decline in several governorates.In Al Buraymi Gove... Details

Revenue from 3–5-star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman saw a 17.3% increase by the end of April 2025, reaching OMR109,213,000, compared to OMR93,094,000 during the same period in 2024, according to statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).The statistics indicate that this growth is attributed to an 8.6% rise in the total number of hotel guests, recording 831,751 guests by the end of April 2025, compared to 766,153 guests in the corresponding period in 2024.Additionally, the occupancy rate increased from 53.4% by the end of April 2024 compared to 61.1% by end of April 2025, marking a 14.4% growth.The number of guests from Oceania surged by 57.8%, totaling 18,124 visitors, followed by Africa with a 57.6% increase, reaching 5,993 guests.European guests rose by 19.9%, totaling 314,535 visitors.Meanwhile, guests from the Americas increased by 19.1%, reaching 28,843 visitors, while GCC nationals saw a 12.6% increase, totaling 53,642 guests. Asian nation... Details

 The total value of real estate transactions in the Sultanate of Oman reached RO 833.9 million by the end of April 2025, marking a 9.7% increase compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded RO 760.2 million, according to data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)The data indicate that fees collected from all legal transactions rose by 18.4%, reaching RO 24.3 million compared to RO 20.5 million during the same period last year.The traded value of sales contracts increased by 13.7%, amounting to RO 408.5 million by the end of April 2025, up from RO 359.4 million in the corresponding period of 2024. Meanwhile, the number of sales contracts declined by 1.4%, totaling 21,087 contracts compared to 21,385 contracts by the end of April 2024.On the other hand, the traded value of mortgage contracts rose by 6.1%, recording approximately RO 421.5 million across 7,164 contracts, compared to RO 397.2 million for 6,482 contracts by the end of April 2024. A... Details