Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Oman
Oman: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 49.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Oman, 1989–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Oman recorded 49.4% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Oman peaked at 84.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2021.
That places Oman 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 82.3% | — |
| 1990 | 84.7% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 78.8% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -44.1% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +126.0% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +4.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 49.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Oman's 49.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.6%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +126.0% | 19.2% | 43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 49.8% | 84.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 38.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 38.1% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 19.2% | 49.4% | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Oman?
- Travel services in Oman was 49.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for travel services?
- Oman ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.