Services, value added (% of GDP) in Oman
Oman: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 47.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Oman, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Oman stood at 47.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Oman peaked at 87.7% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1974.
That places Oman 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.7% | — |
| 1962 | 74.1% | -15.5% |
| 1963 | 72.4% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 72.4% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 71.1% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 45.1% | -36.5% |
| 1968 | 24.8% | -45.1% |
| 1969 | 21.5% | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 23.2% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 27.6% | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | -39.8% |
| 1975 | 22.1% | +32.2% |
| 1976 | 29.3% | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 36.9% | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 29.4% | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | +82.0% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 47.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 71% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Oman's 47.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.9%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +82.0% | 29.4% | 53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.2% | 21.5% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 16.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 48.8% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 36.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 37.0% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 42.3% | 55.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 services, value added in Oman?
- Services, value added in Oman was 47.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 1961.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1974.
- How does Oman rank for services, value added?
- Oman ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.