Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Oman
Oman: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Oman, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Oman stood at 14.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Oman peaked at 22.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2003.
That places Oman 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.3% | — |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 13.5% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +21.0% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +30.7% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -72.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +131.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +33.9% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +7.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 14.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Oman's 14.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.0%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +131.1% | 5.8% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 13.3% | 17.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 12.7% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 16.1% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 5.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 55.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 44.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 12.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.3% (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 imports in Oman?
- Food imports in Oman was 14.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for food imports?
- Oman ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.