Oman: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Oman

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value 17.34
 Year 2023
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1974 - 2023
 Average 5.19
 Min - Max -1.20 - 22.80
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 17.34 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 22.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 4.81 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 148 countries. Historically, the average for Oman from 1974 to 2023 is 5.19 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -1.2 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 22.8 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Oman - Trade balance, in dollars - historical chart - 1974-2023




Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Trade openness 100.58 2022 percent
 Financial openness 2.046 2021 index points
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 Growth of exports 14.19 2021 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 41.39 2021 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 46.33 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 4.39 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 12.49 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -964.63 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 5.02 2022 percent
 Current account, in dollars 2.64 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 11.14 2021 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 17.34 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 17.45 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.04 2023 percent
 Remittances 39.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 557.68 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 7.33 3/2025 billion
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