Sultanate sees 21.5 per cent rise in household income
The average monthly income of households in the Sultanate registered a significant rise of 21.5 per cent during the eight-year period from 2011. According to a survey conducted by National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the income reached RO 1,173 compared to RO 965 in 2011.
The results of the Household
Income and Expenditure Survey by NCSI, which started on October 20, 2018, was carried out for the fourth time and had been conducted among 5,660 Omani and expatriate households.
“While the monthly average income of Omani households reached RO 1,552, the average income of expatriate households reached RO 668”, the survey reveals.
Wages and salaries had been the main source of income of 83 per cent of the Omani households, which is a drop from 87 per cent in 2011 to 78 per cent in 2019.
“The percentage of pension, which 15 per cent of Omani households depend on, recorded an increase by 15 per cent, compared to 5.5 per cent in 2011”, it points out.
The percentage of transfers and other sources of income also increased to 2.6 per cent, compared to 1.2 per cent in 2011.
The results also showed that the percentage of private projects and own account worker declined from 4.3 per cent to 3.3 per cent despite an increase in the average income from private projects from RO 838 to RO 1,234. Meanwhile, income from properties also declined from 2 per cent to 1.1 per cent.
“A large percentage of urban households enjoy public services at a distance of less than one kilometre from their homes, recording 99 per cent proximity to paved roads, 64 per cent proximity to primary schools, 93 per cent proximity to commercial shops, and 45 per cent proximity to a health centre or hospital”, reveals the survey.
According to it, as much as 50.6 per cent of households use bottled drinking water in urban areas while the percentage of households depending on water network has increased to 72.2 per cent compared to 68.9 per cent in the results included in 2011 survey.