Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Oman
Oman: Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent was 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade in Oman, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of merchandise value.
Analysis
Oman recorded 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Oman peaked at 249.3 Percentage of merchandise value in 2003 and was at its lowest, 98.96 Percentage of merchandise value, in 2018.
That places Oman 91st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Oman, year by year
| Year | Percentage of merchandise value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 175.9 Percentage of merchandise value | — |
| 2001 | 168.73 Percentage of merchandise value | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 142.8 Percentage of merchandise value | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 249.3 Percentage of merchandise value | +74.6% |
| 2004 | 161.35 Percentage of merchandise value | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 160.37 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 148.9 Percentage of merchandise value | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 132.01 Percentage of merchandise value | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 125.48 Percentage of merchandise value | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 119.24 Percentage of merchandise value | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 118.75 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 123.18 Percentage of merchandise value | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 115.47 Percentage of merchandise value | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 120.72 Percentage of merchandise value | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 109.1 Percentage of merchandise value | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 107.26 Percentage of merchandise value | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 109.15 Percentage of merchandise value | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 99.45 Percentage of merchandise value | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 98.96 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 101.33 Percentage of merchandise value | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value | -2.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.44 Percentage of merchandise value, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Oman's 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 122.93 Percentage of merchandise value, 81% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +74.6% | 142.8 Percentage of merchandise value | 249.3 Percentage of merchandise value |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158.41 Percentage of merchandise value | 119.24 Percentage of merchandise value | 249.3 Percentage of merchandise value | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.34 Percentage of merchandise value | 98.96 Percentage of merchandise value | 123.18 Percentage of merchandise value | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value | 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value | 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 88 Peru 99.55 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 99.45 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 90 Colombia 99.31 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 92 Indonesia 96.93 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 93 Nepal 96.1 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 94 India 95.87 Percentage of merchandise value compare
More economy & growth data for Oman
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 178.8 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 130.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Oman?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Oman was 99.11 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 249.3 Percentage of merchandise value in 2003.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.96 Percentage of merchandise value in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade?
- Oman ranks 91st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 28 shows the average cost of importing and exporting goods calculated as a percentage of the value of goods traded, broken down by the origin and destination of the trade, whether it is with bordering countries, with countries in the same region, or the same continent.