Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Oman
Oman: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 55.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Oman, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Oman stood at 55.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Oman peaked at 80.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2003.
Oman ranks 141st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 79.5% | — |
| 1976 | 76.1% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 75.3% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 72.5% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 74.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 66.3% | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 68.5% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 72.2% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 80.7% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 76.6% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 71.2% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 70.0% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 67.3% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 69.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 76.9% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -76.0% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +354.4% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -28.5% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 55.6% | +4.6% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 55.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 83% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Oman's 55.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.3%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 | +354.4% | 16.4% | 74.6% |
| 2003 | -76.0% | 68.4% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.6% | 72.5% | 79.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 66.3% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.9% | 67.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 16.4% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 49.6% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 51.3% | 67.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (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 manufactures imports in Oman?
- Manufactures imports in Oman was 55.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for manufactures imports?
- Oman ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.