Oman: Trade openness

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 Oman

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP

 Latest value 114.85
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1967 - 2024
 Average 90.08
 Min - Max 56.19 - 123.02
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 114.85 percent, an increase from 106.45 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 90.58 percent, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for Oman from 1967 to 2024 is 90.08 percent. The minimum value, 56.19 percent, was reached in 1967 while the maximum of 123.02 percent was recorded in 1973. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Oman: Trade openness
 2024 114.85
 2023 106.45
 2022 105.75
 2021 95.95
 2020 91.88
 2019 86.48
 2018 89.28
 2017 88.95




Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 93.50 2024 percent
 Trade openness 114.85 2024 percent
 Financial openness 1.785 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 66.07 2024 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 70.79 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 9.14 2024 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 48.78 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 52.26 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 11.64 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 12.47 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -982.83 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 2.86 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars 3.07 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 17.29 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 18.53 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 18.29 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.04 2024 percent
 Remittances 39.01 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -1,005.83 2024 million USD
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