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General profile: Oman

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.282 Millions
0.385 OMR/US$
106 339 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 309 500 km²
..
1.10 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+6.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
18 692
36 601
31 927
(e) 63 016
Merchandise imports
8 971
19 973
29 007
(e) 43 464
Merchandise trade balance
9 721
16 629
2 919
(e) 19 551
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
0 %0 %31 %31 %56 %56 %7 %7 %5 %5 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
20 7805 1204 0264 0103 36520 7805 1204 0264 0103 365
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
939
1 806
3 431
(e) 5 973
Services imports
3 145
6 363
10 214
(e) 12 523
Services trade balance
-2 207
-4 558
-6 783
(e) -6 550
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
31.9
29.1
37.7
-
Travel
45.7
43.2
44.9
-
Other services
22.4
27.7
17.4
-
TRADE INDICES
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1561451551159811412310096100142152141126107851107872939911993678085777010016316316815612798167116117
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
35 507
64 994
78 711
106 339
GDP per capita, current US$
14 435
23 570
18 808
20 134
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.78
2.47
5.02
1.10
Current account balance, % of GDP
14.58
7.59
-13.76
(e) 2.19
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.385
0.385
0.385
0.385
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
36.420.329.161.344.436.420.329.161.344.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
1 538.00
1 243.17
-2 171.65
8 685.10
FDI outflows
234.00
1 498.05
335.50
1 044.45
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.11
0.06
0.05
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
39.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.039.08 6854 7455 4808 7931 9141 9385 6022 9882 265-2 1721 2871 6121 3651 7531 2431 4852 9523 3321 5971 53811125122583FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
23.82
21.80
2.97
(e) 15.91
Balance, % of imports
75.68
58.46
6.35
(e) 32.48
Normalized balance
0.275
0.226
0.031
(e) 0.140
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
11410610696928690898396102113102101969295958687
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 89%Urban 89%Rural 11%Rural 11%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.001 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
9
14
16
13
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
3 893 198
3 105 377
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.18
0.10
0.14
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.38
2.40
3.12
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025