Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Oman
Oman: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Oman, 1979–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Oman is 17.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Oman peaked at 24.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2003.
Oman ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.3% | — |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +58.8% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +38.4% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +41.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +31.7% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +68.0% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | +41.6% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -47.4% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +36.1% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -82.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +76.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +63.4% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +25.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 17.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 29% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Oman's 17.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.7%, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 5.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 2.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 13.8% | 24.0% | 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)
- Food exports 4.3% (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 manufactures exports in Oman?
- Manufactures exports in Oman was 17.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for manufactures exports?
- Oman ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.