Lending interest rate in Oman
Oman: Lending interest rate was 5.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Oman, 1984–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 5.5% for lending interest rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Oman peaked at 10.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2015.
That places Oman 110th out of 148 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Oman
- Net migration 113,734 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.69 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 28.09 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 63.2% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 7.43 billion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -10.7% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 63.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 63.2% (2024)
- Broad money 51.7% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 0.3845 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Oman?
- Lending interest rate in Oman was 5.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for lending interest rate?
- Oman ranks 110th out of 148 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lending interest rate 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 Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.