Inflation, GDP deflator in Oman
Oman: Inflation, GDP deflator was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Oman, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Oman recorded -0.1% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
That represents a change of up 87.0% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Oman peaked at 201.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -25.0%, in 2009.
Oman ranks 190th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Oman, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.0% | — |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +29.9% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -28.8% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | +72.4% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -43.4% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | -3.5% | -298.8% |
| 1968 | 11.5% | -425.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -90.3% |
| 1970 | -6.2% | -659.7% |
| 1971 | 16.1% | -358.3% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -84.6% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | +1524.7% |
| 1974 | 201.0% | +398.6% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -98.8% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -45.2% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +361.5% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -36.6% |
| 1979 | 30.6% | +704.3% |
| 1980 | 51.1% | +67.1% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -92.8% |
| 1982 | -6.7% | -282.6% |
| 1983 | -10.0% | +48.8% |
| 1984 | -4.7% | -52.8% |
| 1985 | -0.5% | -89.1% |
| 1986 | -20.6% | +3930.2% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | -154.2% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -88.2% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | -15355670709.5% |
| 1991 | -8.5% | -120.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -115.0% |
| 1993 | -5.4% | -523.1% |
| 1994 | -0.5% | -91.6% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -489.4% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +321.5% |
| 1997 | -2.2% | -130.1% |
| 1998 | -11.0% | +392.4% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -198.3% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +62.2% |
| 2001 | -4.6% | -126.5% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -201.1% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +105.4% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +73.9% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -33.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -44.7% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +305.1% |
| 2009 | -25.0% | -176.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -157.4% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -77.3% |
| 2013 | -2.2% | -161.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -179.1% |
| 2015 | -19.1% | -1189.5% |
| 2016 | -9.1% | -52.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -179.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +60.8% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -122.7% |
| 2020 | -10.8% | +304.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -212.6% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | -4.7% | -128.5% |
| 2024 | -0.7% | -84.8% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | -3.5% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.8% | -6.2% | 201.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -20.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -11.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | -25.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -19.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -10.8% | 16.5% | 6 |
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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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -18.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita -108.22 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -18.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP -0.0021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita -41.61 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Oman?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Oman was -0.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 201.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.0% in 2009.
- How does Oman rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Oman ranks 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.