Muscat – According to preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total value of commodity exports stood at RO 13.476 billion, down by 9.2 percent from RO 14.839 billion in July 2024. The decline is primarily attributed to a 17 percent drop in oil and gas exports, which fell to RO 8.582 billion from RO 10.344 billion a year earlier.
Statistics show that the Sultanate’s non-oil commodity exports achieved a remarkable growth of 11.3 percent, reaching a value of RO 3.89 billion by the end of July 2025, compared to RO 3.497 billion during the same period in 2024.
Re-exports also registered a slight increase of 0.5 percent by the end of July 2025, reaching RO 1.04 billion, compared to OMR 999 million during the same period in 2024.
Statistics show that the total value of commodity imports to the Sultanate of Oman rose to OMR 9.921 billion by the end of July 2025, compared to OMR 9.407 billion during the same period in 2024, recording a 5.5 percent increase.
The United Arab Emirates remained Oman’s leading non-oil trade partner. Exports to the UAE amounted to RO 698 million, a notable 27.8 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. The UAE also topped the list of re-export destinations, with RO 394 million, and continued to lead as the largest source of imports to Oman, supplying goods worth RO 2.338 billion.
Saudi Arabia ranked second in non-oil exports, receiving RO 653 million worth of goods, followed by India with RO 398 million. In terms of re-exports, Iran was second after the UAE, receiving RO 179 million, followed by Saudi Arabia with RO 80 million.
On the import side, China was Oman’s second-largest supplier, exporting goods worth RO 1.05 billion, followed by Kuwait with RO 914 million.