Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Oman
Oman: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 53.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Oman, 1970–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Oman stood at 53.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Oman peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2017.
Oman ranks 131st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.3% | — |
| 1971 | 85.4% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 99.7% | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 98.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 95.0% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 89.0% | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 91.6% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 85.3% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 77.7% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +42.7% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -44.8% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +64.9% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 53.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 66% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Oman's 53.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +64.9% | 41.0% | 67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.0% | 82.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.5% | 88.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 53.8% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 48.7% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 29.5% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 53.5% | 67.2% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Oman?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Oman was 53.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2017.
- How does Oman rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Oman ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.