International tourism, number of departures in Oman
Oman: International tourism, number of departures was 1.66 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Oman, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in Oman stood at 1.66 million. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Oman peaked at 6.63 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million, in 2020.
That places Oman 55th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.50 million | — |
| 2006 | 2.66 million | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.94 million | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 3.10 million | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.47 million | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 2.83 million | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 3.34 million | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 3.97 million | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 4.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.73 million | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 5.42 million | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 5.90 million | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 6.37 million | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 5.97 million | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 6.63 million | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million | -75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 million | 2.47 million | 3.10 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.95 million | 2.83 million | 6.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 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, number of departures in Oman?
- International tourism, number of departures in Oman was 1.66 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million in 2020.
- How does Oman rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Oman ranks 55th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.