International tourism, expenditures in Oman
Oman: International tourism, expenditures was 3.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Oman, 1998–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Oman recorded 3.7% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Oman peaked at 10.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
That places Oman 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.6% | — |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +41.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -65.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 44.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.28 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -15.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Oman?
- International tourism, expenditures in Oman was 3.7% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Oman rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Oman ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.