Data issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed that the real estate price index in the Sultanate of Oman rose by 13.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

The price index for commercial real estates registered 12.3 percent growth, driven by an 18.8 percent increase in the prices of commercial lands.

The prices of retail shops dropped by 12.1 percent. The prices of industrial lands also went down by 2.9 percent.

The price index of residential properties saw a strong 14.6 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024. This is due to a 14.6 percent rise in the prices of residential lands, in addition to a 0.6 percent rise in the prices of residential apartments and a 20.6 percent in the prices of villas.

Muscat Governorate saw the highest rate of growth in the prices of residential lands in the fourth quarter of 2025 (41.3 percent), followed by South Al Batinah Governorate (6.3 percent), Musandam Governorate (4.8 percent), Dhofar Governorate (2.9 percent), North Al Batinah Governorate (1.3 percent), South A’Sharqiyah Governorate (1 percent), A’Dakhiliyah (0.6 percent ) and North A’Sharqiyah (0.6 percent).

Other governorates saw a decline in prices of residential lands, as follows: 40.3 percent in Al Wusta Governorate, 24.7 percent in A’Dhahirah Governorate and 16.4 percent in Al Buraimi Governorate.