Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves

1970 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 17.7 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 16.1 USD bn in the previous month
  • Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1970 to Sep 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 22.3 USD bn in Jul 2016 and a record low of 5.9 USD mn in Apr 1970

CEIC calculates monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves as the sum of Foreign Assets Placements Abroad and Securities and converts it into USD. The Central Bank of Oman provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in local currency. The International Monetary Fund period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to January 1999 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Further information about Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.5 Months of Import in Aug 2024.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 63.3 USD bn YoY in Aug 2024.
  • Oman Domestic Credit reached 71.0 USD bn in Sep 2024, representing an increased of 4.7 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 4.5 % in Jun 2024, compared with the ratio of 4.5 % in the previous quarter.

View Oman's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Apr 1970 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Oman's Foreign Exchange Reserves in Sep 2024?

Oman Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 17.7 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 16.1 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
17,671.8 Sep 2024 16,061.4 Aug 2024 5.9 Apr 1970 22,336.0 Jul 2016 USD mn monthly Apr 1970 - Sep 2024

Foreign Exchange Reserves by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 5,982.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 65,091.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 24,896.0 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 3,520.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Australia (USD mn) 39,262.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 1969 - Nov 2024
Austria (USD mn) 3,195.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 11,990.4 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 4,077.4 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1965 - Feb 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 26,152.4 May 2023 monthly Dec 1972 - May 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 2,846.6 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 5,300.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 153.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 9,162.4 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Nov 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 329,687.1 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 3,211.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jul 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 36,385.2 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 17,107.3 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Aug 2024
Canada (USD mn) 93,879.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Dec 2024
Chile (USD mn) 40,889.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
China (USD mn) 3,265,860.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 57,979.6 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 252.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 139,921.1 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 85,608.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 5,357.5 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 33,890.4 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 1,769.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
European Union (USD mn) 299,167.8 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2024
Finland (USD mn) 8,487.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
France (USD mn) 29,503.8 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 2004 - Nov 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 3,059.5 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Nov 2024
Germany (USD mn) 37,667.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Greece (USD mn) 3,821.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 424,963.0 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 36,924.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 5,718.6 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Nov 2024
India (USD mn) 569,960.0 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 1989 - Nov 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 135,186.5 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 5,046.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Israel (USD mn) 212,744.8 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2024
Italy (USD mn) 51,460.5 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 16.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1962 - Aug 2024
Japan (USD mn) 1,099,052.0 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 14,473.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 16,725.5 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 9,165.2 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 391,889.9 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,374.5 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 40,913.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,684.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2024
Laos (USD mn) 1,819.3 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 4,111.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 14,817.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 1990 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,609.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1993 - Nov 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 43.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 29,016.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1984 - Nov 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,620.5 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 106,000.0 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2024
Malta (USD mn) 1,027.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 6,978.4 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 1960 - Nov 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 203,002.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 5,463.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 4,233.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Nov 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 1,636.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 33,140.0 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,682.3 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 1984 - Nov 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 8,473.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 14,870.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 6,841.8 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 19,216.8 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 35,920.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Aug 2024
Norway (USD mn) 77,159.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Oman (USD mn) 17,671.8 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1970 - Sep 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 16,133.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 599.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
Panama (USD mn) 5,684.4 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Oct 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 8,687.7 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2024
Peru (USD mn) 76,977.0 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 93,032.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
Poland (USD mn) 173,013.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 5,290.9 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 42,921.4 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1966 - Nov 2024
Romania (USD mn) 60,762.9 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (USD mn) 390,350.0 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Nov 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 425,952.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 26,191.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 363,573.6 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 9,920.0 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,292.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 45,040.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Spain (USD mn) 64,241.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 6,043.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 43,211.0 Nov 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 822,005.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2024
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

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Oman Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 114.434 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,872.086 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 4.5 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 39,697.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 36.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (OMR bn) 11.851 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (OMR bn) 14.813 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (OMR bn) 13.627 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Government Revenue: Corporate Income Tax (OMR mn) 18.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Government Expenditure: Current (OMR mn) 709.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2024
Government Expenditure: Investment (OMR mn) 152.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2024
Government Surplus or Deficit: Fiscal (OMR mn) 44.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2024
Government Expenditure (OMR mn) 961.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2024
Government Financing (OMR mn) -8.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Government Surplus or Deficit: Remaining (OMR mn) 22.000 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jul 2024
Government Revenue (OMR mn) 1,005.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2024
Government Revenue: Current (OMR mn) 230.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2024
Government Revenue: Non Oil (OMR mn) 3,524.767 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Government Debt (OMR mn) 15,263.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.354 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,297.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,404.4 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -1.2 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2004 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,500,067.073 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 135,166.038 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,003.054 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,106.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 433,950.703 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 179,136.184 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 163.416 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 1986 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 118.706 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 47.074 Jun 2017 monthly Nov 2009 - Jun 2017
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 455.137 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2024
Exports: Oil and Gas (OMR mn) 1,362.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Non Oil: Mineral Products (OMR mn) 186.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Oil and Gas: Crude Oil (OMR mn) 813.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2024
Exports: Non Oil: Chemical Products (OMR mn) 74.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Oil and Gas: Liquefied Natural Gas (OMR mn) 246.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports (OMR mn) 2,078.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1974 - Oct 2024
Re-Exports (OMR mn) 145.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Non Oil (OMR mn) 572.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Crude Oil: Japan (Barrel th) 501.000 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: Crude Oil: China (Barrel th) 23,369.300 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: Crude Oil: India (Barrel th) 1,002.000 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 2010 - Nov 2024
Exports: Crude Oil (Barrel th) 25,873.300 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2024
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 84.478 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 139.667 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 113.944 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 395.3 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,637.2 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.9 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 12,488.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -4,153.446 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.8 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -964.6 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,188.557 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.660 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
OM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Liab... (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2017 - 2021
OM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2017 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Transfers (OMR mn) -3,774.000 2017 yearly 1996 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment: Construction (OMR mn) 94.200 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities (OMR mn) 1,033.800 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Oil and Gas (OMR mn) 19,300.200 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing (OMR mn) 2,482.300 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Financial Intermediation (OMR mn) 1,487.100 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: United States of America (OMR mn) 6,251.900 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: United Arab Emirates (OMR mn) 705.100 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: India (OMR mn) 298.800 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Kuwait (OMR mn) 1,259.800 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: United Kingdom (OMR mn) 12,461.500 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 338,094.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 528.739 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 17,447.854 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 64,219.766 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 13.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 17,671.8 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1970 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 16.368 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 571.391 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1969 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 64,825.792 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 70,974.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 65,854.356 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.21 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 103.20 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Domestic Assets (OMR mn) 17,168.400 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2024
Money Supply (OMR mn) 24,692.500 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: Quasi Money (OMR mn) 17,983.700 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Deposits: Private Sector (OMR mn) 16,200.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024

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