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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Oman: key statistics
Oman has 5.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $19,947. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Muscat
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Omani rial OMR
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- OMOMN
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Population5.5m2025 · rank 120 of 217GDP$110bn2025 · rank 71 of 211GDP per capita$19,9472025 · rank 76 of 211Life expectancy80.2 yrs2024 · rank 52 of 217Internet users95.3%2024 · rank 27 of 188Fertility2.512024 · rank 77 of 217CO₂ per person18.65 t2024 · rank 7 of 203Inflation1.0%2025 · rank 146 of 180
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Oman, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Oman by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.5m | 2025 | 120/217 | 17/23 | +31% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 3.96% | 2025 | 3/217 | 3/23 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 79.5% | 2025 | 61/217 | 12/23 | +2.2 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.51 | 2024 | 77/217 | 12/23 | −16% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.7% | 2025 | 202/217 | 19/23 | +0.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 24.3% | 2025 | 99/217 | 15/23 | +2.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 17.1 | 2024 | 194/216 | 21/23 | +32% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 16.8 | 2024 | 90/217 | 12/23 | −21% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 309,500 km² | 2024 | 71/216 | 11/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $110bn | 2025 | 71/211 | 12/22 | +39% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $19,947 | 2025 | 76/211 | 8/22 | +6.1% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $42,295 | 2025 | 63/199 | 8/22 | +17% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $19,520 | 2024 | 68/201 | 8/22 | −12% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.4% | 2025 | 136/210 | 17/22 | −2.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -1.6% | 2025 | 198/210 | 18/22 | −2.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.8% | 2025 | 131/198 | 12/22 | +1.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 52.7% | 2025 | 6/201 | 4/22 | −0.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 47.2% | 2025 | 159/201 | 15/22 | −2.9 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.8% | 2024 | 69/175 | 9/20 | −3.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 27.7% | 2024 | 49/163 | 9/19 | −5.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.0% | 2025 | 146/180 | 16/21 | +0.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -5.9% | 2021 | 130/136 | 13/14 | +2.2 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.5% | 2021 | 103/136 | 10/14 | −1.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.38 | 2025 | 208/210 | 20/22 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Military spending | 5.68% | 2025 | 10/156 | 5/18 | −3.9 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 66.1% | 2024 | 34/184 | 7/21 | +4.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 48.8% | 2024 | 83/184 | 11/21 | +7.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 114.9% | 2024 | 45/184 | 6/21 | +12.6 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.1% | 2025 | 90/185 | 11/20 | +12.7 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 6.2% | 2025 | 33/197 | 4/21 | +8.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.0% | 2025 | 172/178 | 15/17 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 869,000 | 2020 | 106/196 | 13/18 | −42% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 2025 | 139/187 | 17/23 | −0.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 13.9% | 2025 | 87/187 | 16/23 | −1.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 68.4% | 2025 | 34/187 | 5/23 | −1.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 30.0% | 2025 | 167/187 | 9/23 | +0.3 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $7.1m | 2010 | 141/145 | 16/16 | −91% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 2010 | — | — | −0.4 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $2.6 | 2010 | 140/145 | 16/16 | −93% | $32.2 | |
| Undernourishment | 7.1% | 2024 | 67/167 | 10/19 | −0.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 0.0% | 2025 | 188/190 | 21/22 | −1.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 97.3% | 2022 | 43/141 | 6/18 | +10.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 94.9% | 2022 | 59/147 | 7/20 | +13.1 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 94.7% | 2024 | 146/191 | 14/19 | −11.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 95.1% | 2024 | 79/176 | 8/17 | −14.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 42.2% | 2024 | 97/172 | 14/19 | +1.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 92.1% | 2024 | 101/168 | 13/19 | −11.3 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 9.7 | 2018 | 165/173 | 19/20 | −51% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.4% | 2022 | 81/184 | 9/16 | +0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.2 yrs | 2024 | 52/217 | 7/23 | +1.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 8.3 | 2024 | 124/196 | 15/23 | −8.8% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 10.3 | 2024 | 119/196 | 15/23 | −8.0% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 13 | 2023 | 141/194 | 17/23 | −13% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 3.5% | 2023 | 168/193 | 19/23 | +1.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $732 | 2023 | 75/193 | 8/23 | +25% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.99 | 2022 | 83/180 | 10/22 | +0.2% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 12/193 | 4/23 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 138/153 | 14/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 11.4% | 2017 | 90/154 | 10/20 | −4.4 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 92.7% | 2024 | 137/206 | 16/23 | +2.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.3% | 2024 | 42/203 | 7/23 | +0.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.3% | 2024 | 27/188 | 7/21 | +25.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 120.6 | 2024 | 88/210 | 11/23 | −22% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 11.1 | 2024 | 116/208 | 12/23 | +152% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 79/215 | 12/23 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 31/192 | 8/22 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 18.65 t | 2024 | 7/203 | 4/22 | −0.5% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 0.1% | 2021 | 204/212 | 20/23 | +0.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 1.9% | 2021 | 185/206 | 17/23 | +1.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 0.0% | 2024 | 209/214 | 22/23 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.3% | 2024 | 204/206 | 22/23 | +0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 116.7% | 2022 | 18/177 | 13/22 | +3.2 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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