Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Oman
Oman: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Oman, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Oman is -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Oman peaked at 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Oman ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Oman, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3070.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +348.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -111.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1187.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1643.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +531.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -95.2% |
| 2019 | -0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -565.2% |
| 2020 | -0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -222.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -120.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (69 countries reporting)
- Oman's -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3070.7% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +1643.1% | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2008 | +1187.3% | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 167 Dominica -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Dominican Republic -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Libya -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 171 Chad -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 173 Mozambique -0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Oman?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Oman was -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Oman rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Oman ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.