Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Oman
Oman: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 4.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Oman, 1970–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Oman stood at 4.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.1% on the previous year and up 189.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Oman peaked at 4.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Oman ranks 92nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -41.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +55.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -60.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +36.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -31.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +43.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -30.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +23.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +72.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +208.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -65.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +43.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +54.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +44.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +52.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +47.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +65.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 5 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 8,589 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1876 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 3,743 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4721 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Oman?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Oman was 4.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Oman ranks 92nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).