Country export capability

Oman
export capability

A reported view of Oman's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

OMN1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$69.5B2024 reported value
Latest imports$43.3B2024 reported value
Trade balance$26.2BExports minus imports
Export growth+1.5%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Oman export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Oman recorded $69.5B in exports and $43.3B in imports. The resulting $26.2B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +1.5% year on year and show a calculated +7.1% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

China received $28.4B in reported exports, representing 40.8% of the latest country total. Mineral fuels was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $47.9B and 69% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Oman's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$107.1B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$20.3KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population5.3MReported population
Labor force3KReported labor force
Investment rate25.2%National investment rate
Savings rate35.9%National savings rate
Trade openness131.1%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP80.8%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education76.3%Education context
Tertiary education14.5%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Oman
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
Republic of KoreaKORWatch11.2%34.5%14.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
JapanJPNCritical attention99.8%44.2%3.5%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
United Arab EmiratesAREHigh attention64.9%35%3.8%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ThailandTHACritical attention87.3%49.6%30.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
TaiwanTWNWatch7.9%51.6%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
MalaysiaMYSCritical attention63.1%52.7%13.4%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
Saudi ArabiaSAUHigh attention61.7%25.9%8.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNWatch6.3%9.8%30.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
IndonesiaIDNCritical attention84.8%30.6%17.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
Sri LankaLKACritical attention94.8%18.8%22%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Oman
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$118.6B0.3%Accelerating -2.6%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.2B0.2%Stable +1.1%
3ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating +10.5%
4IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$72.2B0.4%Growing -0.5%
5ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Stable +20.6%
6ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing +4%
7ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$59.2B8.2%Accelerating -6.7%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Slowing -8.8%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Oman.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Oman
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
12709HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$27.8B40%1
22710HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$11.3B16.3%5
32711HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$8.0B11.5%7
42601HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$2.2B3.1%3
53102HS4 detail codeFertilisers (31) ↗$2.0B2.8%9
67207HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$1.7B2.4%4
72905HS4 detail codeOrganic chemicals (29) ↗$1.3B1.8%19
83901HS4 detail codePlastics (39) ↗$797.4M1.1%5
97203HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$706.1M1%2
107214HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$670.6M1%5
117601HS4 detail codeAluminium (76) ↗$665.3M1%2
122902HS4 detail codeOrganic chemicals (29) ↗$523.5M0.8%12

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Oman combines $69.5B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Oman recorded $69.5B in reported exports and $43.3B in imports, producing a reported trade surplus of $26.2B. Exports changed +1.5% year on year and +7.1% annualized over three years. Mineral fuels (HS2 27) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Oman exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Oman
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1ChinaCHN$28.4B40.8%+5.8%+7%
2Republic of KoreaKOR$4.6B6.7%+1.1%+12.2%
3IndiaIND$4.0B5.8%+5.8%-6.7%
4Saudi ArabiaSAU$3.8B5.5%-4%+20.8%
5United Arab EmiratesARE$3.6B5.2%-11.1%-3.9%
6South AfricaZAF$2.6B3.8%+10.9%+12.7%
7TaiwanTWN$2.2B3.1%+0.2%+11%
8JapanJPN$2.1B3%-2.3%+13.3%
9USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$1.6B2.3%-1.5%-5.4%
10QatarQAT$1.0B1.5%+26.2%+12.6%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$54.2B
2014
$50.7B
2015
$34.7B
2016
$28.9B
2017
$31.7B
2018
$42.2B
2019
$42.0B
2020
$36.3B
2021
$56.5B
2022
$79.8B
2023
$68.5B
2024
$69.5B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets17Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners4Country context
Shared-language partners27Country context
Average partner distance7,279 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA6.3%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share34.9%

Covered value under attention

Critical share4%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak21.3%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports17.8%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.2%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score3.2

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,860

Partner HHI

Product concentration1,855.1

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3OMN
Exports Usd$69.5B
Imports Usd$43.3B
Trade Balance Usd$26.2B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct1.5%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct6.5%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct7.1%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct10.8%
Export Partner Hhi1,860
Export Product Hhi1,855.1
Momentum Score3.2
Risk Score18.6
Gdp Million Usd107,137.2 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$20.3K
Population5,281,538
Labor Force2,972.8
Investment Rate Pct25.2%
Savings Rate Pct35.9%
Secondary Education Pct76.3%
Tertiary Education Pct14.5%
Total Factor Productivity944
Trade Openness Pct131.1%
Exports Gdp Pct80.8%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners17
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners4
Num Shared Language Partners27
Avg Partner Distance Km7,279 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta6
Pct Partners Shared Language10
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km7,385
Num Border Partners85
Num Colonial Partners0
Avg Substitution Elasticity-10.2
Pct Products High Elasticity74
Pct Products Low Elasticity3
Real Market Potential23,531.5
Foreign Market Potential10,699.6

Exposure fields

Country Iso3OMN
All History Lane Count7,437
Current Lane Count3,645
Critical Lane Count53
High Attention Lane Count741
High Volatility Lane Count2,087
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count1,848
Declining Demand Lane Count5
Concentrated Market Lane Count1,808
Access Friction Lane Count232
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count195
Monitored Exports Current Usd$68.2B
Attention Exports Usd$23.8B
Critical Exports Usd$2.7B
High Volatility Exports Usd$20.6B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$9.3B
Non Fta Exports Usd$55.8B
Monitored Attention Share Pct34.9%
Monitored Critical Share Pct4%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct17.8%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct21.3%
Export Weighted Distance Km5,036 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.2%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$69.5B
Total Imports Latest Usd$43.3B
Trade Balance Latest Usd$26.2B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct1.5%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct7.1%
Gdp Latest Million Usd107,137.2 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$20.3K
Population Latest5,281,538
Investment Rate Latest Pct25.2%
Savings Rate Latest Pct35.9%
Trade Openness Latest Pct131.1%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct80.8%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest17
Foreign Market Potential Latest10,699.6
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct4%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct1.1%
Population 5y Cagr Pct2.8%
Partner Hhi Latest1,860
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct40.8%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct53.3%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,603.9
Partner Hhi All Max2,196.5
Product Hhi Latest1,855.1
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct40%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct59.3%
Product Hhi All Avg3,877.3
Product Hhi All Max6,921.9
Total Exports Attention Share Pct34.3%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct3.9%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$6.0B$4.3B$1.7BNot reportedNot reported
1996$7.1B$4.2B$2.9B+19.3%Not reported
1997$7.7B$4.8B$2.8B+7.8%Not reported
1998$5.1B$4.7B$440.3M-33.5%-5.1%
1999$6.6B$4.2B$2.4B+29.2%-2.6%
2000$10.2B$4.4B$5.8B+55.1%+10%
2001$10.1B$5.8B$4.3B-1.4%+25.5%
2002$10.4B$6.9B$3.5B+3%+16.4%
2003$11.5B$6.9B$4.6B+10.8%+4%
2004$12.9B$8.3B$4.6B+11.9%+8.5%
2005$17.5B$8.9B$8.6B+36%+19%
2006$21.5B$10.7B$10.9B+23%+23.2%
2007$23.3B$15.5B$7.8B+8.3%+21.9%
2008$35.4B$22.1B$13.2B+51.7%+26.5%
2009$26.6B$17.3B$9.4B-24.7%+7.4%
2010$35.0B$19.1B$15.9B+31.3%+14.5%
2011$45.6B$23.2B$22.4B+30.5%+8.9%
2012$49.7B$28.3B$21.4B+8.9%+23.1%
2013$54.2B$35.0B$19.2B+9.1%+15.7%
2014$50.7B$29.6B$21.1B-6.5%+3.6%
2015$34.7B$28.4B$6.3B-31.6%-11.3%
2016$28.9B$24.4B$4.4B-16.8%-18.9%
2017$31.7B$31.5B$139.7M+9.7%-14.5%
2018$42.2B$30.8B$11.4B+33%+6.7%
2019$42.0B$28.0B$14.0B-0.2%+13.3%
2020$36.3B$28.7B$7.6B-13.6%+4.6%
2021$56.5B$31.8B$24.7B+55.6%+10.3%
2022$79.8B$40.3B$39.5B+41.2%+23.8%
2023$68.5B$40.7B$27.8B-14.2%+23.5%
2024$69.5B$43.3B$26.2B+1.5%+7.1%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
127Mineral fuels$47.9B69%9542
272Iron and steel$3.5B5.1%83166
339Plastics$2.4B3.5%144129
426Ores, slag and ash$2.4B3.4%4632
531Fertilisers$2.0B2.9%5524
629Organic chemicals$2.0B2.9%70331
776Aluminium$1.2B1.8%9235
825Salt, sulphur, earths and stone$756.6M1.1%7665
984Machinery$709.5M1%126511
1085Electrical machinery$641.5M0.9%124262

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
12709Mineral fuels (27)$27.8B40%1
22710Mineral fuels (27)$11.3B16.3%5
32711Mineral fuels (27)$8.0B11.5%7
42601Ores, slag and ash (26)$2.2B3.1%3
53102Fertilisers (31)$2.0B2.8%9
67207Iron and steel (72)$1.7B2.4%4
72905Organic chemicals (29)$1.3B1.8%19
83901Plastics (39)$797.4M1.1%5
97203Iron and steel (72)$706.1M1%2
107214Iron and steel (72)$670.6M1%5
117601Aluminium (76)$665.3M1%2
122902Organic chemicals (29)$523.5M0.8%12

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1ChinaCHN$28.4B40.8%+5.8%+7%
2Republic of KoreaKOR$4.6B6.7%+1.1%+12.2%
3IndiaIND$4.0B5.8%+5.8%-6.7%
4Saudi ArabiaSAU$3.8B5.5%-4%+20.8%
5United Arab EmiratesARE$3.6B5.2%-11.1%-3.9%
6South AfricaZAF$2.6B3.8%+10.9%+12.7%
7TaiwanTWN$2.2B3.1%+0.2%+11%
8JapanJPN$2.1B3%-2.3%+13.3%
9USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$1.6B2.3%-1.5%-5.4%
10QatarQAT$1.0B1.5%+26.2%+12.6%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Republic of Korea (KOR)Watch11.2%34.5%14.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
2Japan (JPN)Critical attention99.8%44.2%3.5%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
3United Arab Emirates (ARE)High attention64.9%35%3.8%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
4Thailand (THA)Critical attention87.3%49.6%30.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
5Taiwan (TWN)Watch7.9%51.6%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
6Malaysia (MYS)Critical attention63.1%52.7%13.4%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
7Saudi Arabia (SAU)High attention61.7%25.9%8.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8China (CHN)Watch6.3%9.8%30.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
9Indonesia (IDN)Critical attention84.8%30.6%17.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
10Sri Lanka (LKA)Critical attention94.8%18.8%22%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Canada (CAN)721391new$117.4M0.5%100
2Brazil (BRA)252020new$4.8M23.1%100
3Benin (BEN)391721new$39.9M0.3%100
4United Arab Emirates (ARE)260700new$367.9K29.7%100
5Belgium (BEL)262011new$100.8M0.4%100
6Ireland (IRL)271019new$3.5B0.3%100
7Taiwan (TWN)720249new$21.7M14.4%100
8Taiwan (TWN)390140new$88.7M0.2%100
9Mauritius (MUS)100640new$2.0M90.3%100
10El Salvador (SLV)271500new$1.3M38.7%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$118.6B0.3%Accelerating (-2.6%)
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.2B0.2%Stable (+1.1%)
3China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating (+10.5%)
4India (IND)270900$130.1B$72.2B0.4%Growing (-0.5%)
5China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Stable (+20.6%)
6China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing (+4%)
7China (CHN)270900$291.6B$59.2B8.2%Accelerating (-6.7%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Slowing (-8.8%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Oman export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Oman export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Oman.

What is the latest reported export value for Oman?

Oman recorded $69.5B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Oman?

China leads by reported export value at $28.4B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Oman's exports?

Mineral fuels leads by reported value at $47.9B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Oman trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.