MUSCAT: Construction financing within the Sultanate of Oman totalled RO 213.8 million throughout 7,106 tasks in 2025, down about 9 consistent with cent from RO 234.9 million equipped to 7,398 tasks a 12 months previous, in keeping with the 2026 Statistical Yearbook printed by way of the Nationwide Centre for Statistics and Data (NCSI).
Trade remained the most important recipient of construction financing, receiving RO 71 million, or 33.2 consistent with cent of overall lending. The tourism, skilled and public products and services sector adopted with RO 66.3 million, representing 31 consistent with cent, whilst fisheries accounted for RO 31.6 million, or 14.8 consistent with cent.
Mining recorded some of the most powerful will increase, with its proportion of overall lending emerging from 0.7 consistent with cent in 2024 to 4.8 consistent with cent in 2025, similar to greater than RO 10.3 million, reflecting rising funding task within the sector.
Domestically, North and South Al Batinah in combination attracted the most important proportion of construction loans, accounting for RO 53.3 million throughout 1,617 tasks, or 24.9 consistent with cent of the full. Muscat adopted with RO 50.2 million disbursed amongst 762 tasks, whilst North and South Al Sharqiyah won RO 35.5 million. Al Dakhiliyah and Dhofar additionally recorded sizeable allocations.
Al Wusta posted notable expansion, with its proportion of overall lending expanding from 3.6 consistent with cent in 2024 to six.5 consistent with cent in 2025, whilst Al Buraimi recorded the smallest proportion at 1.8 consistent with cent.
Housing finance persisted to make bigger in spite of the decline in total construction lending. General housing loans rose 4.6 consistent with cent to RO 151.8 million from RO 145.1 million in 2024, whilst the choice of beneficiaries higher to three,277 from 3,250.
South Al Batinah won the most important proportion of housing finance at RO 40.4 million throughout 902 loans, adopted intently by way of Muscat with RO 41.7 million disbursed thru 842 loans. North Al Batinah ranked 3rd, forward of Al Dakhiliyah, whilst Musandam recorded the smallest proportion.
The yearbook additionally confirmed that debtors incomes between RO 701 and RO 1,000 per thirty days accounted for the most important share of Oman Housing Financial institution lending, receiving RO 115 million, or 75.8 consistent with cent of overall housing loans, throughout 2,456 loans. Debtors with per month earning of as much as RO 400 accounted for 16.8 consistent with cent of lending, whilst the ones incomes above RO 1,000 represented 6.7 consistent with cent. — ONA
