Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Oman
Oman: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Oman, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Oman stood at 4.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Oman peaked at 6.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1975.
Oman ranks 161st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2% | — |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +797.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -56.1% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +19.3% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +58.5% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +71.0% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -34.5% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +52.0% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -22.6% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +41.2% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -35.3% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +104.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -85.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +254.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +59.5% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +30.3% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 38% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Oman's 4.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +797.8% | 0.2% | 1.9% |
| 2004 | +254.4% | 0.9% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 55.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 44.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 12.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 55.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,060 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5043 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Oman?
- Food exports in Oman was 4.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1975.
- How does Oman rank for food exports?
- Oman ranks 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.