Refugees
703refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
176from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Oman
Oman has 5.5 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $110 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 5.5 m (2025)
- Member of
- OPEC+ (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$110billion70th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population5.5million120th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$19,94756th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP5.7% of GDP8th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person15.7t10th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Oman imports all of its potash supply; it exports oil.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Exporter | Exports 77% of what it producesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025 | China, Malaysia, Japan (buyers) |
| Natural gas | Exporter | Exports 33% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025 | Japan, India, South Korea (buyers) |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 99% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia, Australia, United Arab Emirates |
| Maize | Imports most | Imports 99% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan |
| Rice | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Soybeans | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Russia, Jordan |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, United Arab Emirates, China |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United Kingdom, 67% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United Kingdom, United States |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United Kingdom, 39% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Germany |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilExporter
Exports 77% of what it produces
Main partners: China, Malaysia, Japan (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025
- Natural gasExporter
Exports 33% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: Japan, India, South Korea (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025
- WheatImports most
Imports 99% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Russia, Australia, United Arab Emirates
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports most
Imports 99% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- Rice
Not reported by this source
- Soybeans
Not reported by this source
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Russia, Jordan
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, United Arab Emirates, China
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United Kingdom, 67% of imports
Main partners: United Kingdom, United States
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United Kingdom, 39% of imports
Main partners: United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Germany
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Oman’s economy produced $110 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth2.4%2025 · 125th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation1.0%2025 · 136th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment3.3%2025 · 133rd of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$18.3billion2024 · 64th of 164 · World Bank
Trade115% of GDP2024 · 42nd of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$6.75billion2025 · 44th of 200 · World Bank
People
Oman had 5.5 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Oman’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman2.532023 · 81st of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age29.32023 · 135th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over2.7%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Oman emitted 82.7 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Oman’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions83Mt2024 · 44th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person15.7t2024 · 10th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17501,673Mt2024 · 74th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress5.02023 · 1st of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Oman.
Sanctions
25entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 21, EU 2 and UK 2
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$7.13billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
6publicly known incidents affecting Oman, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
50 measures on this site have a recent figure for Oman.
| GDP | $110 bn | 2025 | 70th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $19,947 | 2025 | 56th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 2.4% | 2025 | 125th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 1.0% | 2025 | 136th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 35% | 2025 | 144th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | 0.6% | 2025 | 32nd of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −1.1% | 2025 | 94th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 2025 | 133rd of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $18 bn | 2024 | 64th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 115% | 2024 | 42nd of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $6.7 bn | 2025 | 44th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.0% | 2024 | 157th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 5.5 m | 2025 | 120th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 5.0 m | 2023 | 126th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 2.53 | 2023 | 81st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 29.3 | 2023 | 135th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 80.0 | 2023 | 57th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 176 | 2025 | 164th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 703 | 2025 | 142nd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.1 | 2025 | 144th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 1,002 kb/d | 2025 | 19th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 231 kb/d | 2024 | 51st of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 18th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 29.7 bcm | 2024 | 30th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 49 TWh | 2024 | 55th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 4.9% | 2024 | 165th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 4.9% | 2024 | 109th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 97th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.9 Mt | 2024 | 50th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 141st of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 62nd of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 44th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 142nd of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 82nd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 132nd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 83 Mt | 2024 | 44th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 15.7 t | 2024 | 10th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 1,673 Mt | 2024 | 74th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 4.4% | 2023 | 84th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 5.0 | 2023 | 1st of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 125th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 5.7% | 2025 | 8th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $6.0 bn | 2025 | 43rd of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 4 TIV m | 2023 | 108th of 125 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 95% | 2024 | 27th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $394 m | 2024 | 81st of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 7% | 2024 | 80th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 25 | 2026 | 83rd of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $2 m | 2021 | 112th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice imports, Soybean imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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