Saturday 29 / August / 2026
Muscat: The total value of private deposits with commercial banks in the Sultanate of Oman recorded an increase of 12.45 percent reaching OMR19.36 billion at the end of June 2026 compared to OMR17.13 billion during the same period in 2025.
The monthly statistical bulletin issued by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) stated that the total value of those deposits consisted of term deposits amounting to OMR5.21 billion, savings deposits amounting to OMR6.53 billion, while the value of demand deposits amounted to OMR7.28 billion.
The bulletin explained that the total value of deposits amounted to OMR16.59 billion and OMR2.67 billion in foreign currencies.
The bulletin indicated that the ratio of total cash and clearing to deposits in Omani riyals at the end of June 2026 was 7 percent, while the ratio of total cash and clearing to total deposits was 5.6 percent, and the ratio of total loans to deposits was 102.9 percent.
The ratio of foreign currency deposits to total deposits was 18.9 percent, while the ratio of foreign assets to total loans was 15.4 percent, and the ratio of foreign assets to total assets was 12.5 percent, while the ratio of foreign liabilities to total liabilities was 10.9 percent.
The ratio of private demand deposits to total private deposits rose to 39 percent, and the ratio of capital and reserves to total deposits reached 21.1 percent, while the ratio of provisions and retained interest to total credit reached about 5.5 percent.
