Merchandise trade in Oman
Oman: Merchandise trade was 91.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Oman, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Oman stood at 91.0%.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Oman peaked at 101.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1964.
That places Oman 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.7% | — |
| 1961 | 59.2% | +19.0% |
| 1962 | 24.9% | -58.0% |
| 1963 | 23.4% | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 16.2% | -30.8% |
| 1965 | 17.4% | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 17.7% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 33.6% | +89.7% |
| 1968 | 60.9% | +81.2% |
| 1969 | 64.2% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 62.8% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 58.9% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 73.5% | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 86.3% | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 72.6% | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 91.6% | +21.5% |
| 1981 | 97.9% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 96.5% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 86.6% | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 83.4% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.8% | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 66.9% | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 62.4% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 66.4% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 101.4% | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 91.0% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.7% | 16.2% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.4% | 58.9% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.1% | 66.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 62.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 73.9% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 70.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 81.7% | 101.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- 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$), annual growth rate -15.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 8,099 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Oman?
- Merchandise trade in Oman was 91.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1964.
- How does Oman rank for merchandise trade?
- Oman ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.