Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Oman
Oman: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Oman, 1998–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 3.5% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 95.2% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Oman peaked at 3.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Oman ranks 80th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +43.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -73.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +98.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +95.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 77 Saudi Arabia 3.7% compare
- 78 Ethiopia 3.7% compare
- 79 New Zealand 3.7%
- 81 Solomon Islands 3.5% compare
- 82 Timor-Leste 3.4%
- 83 Myanmar 3.3% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.224 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,544 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 9,895 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1876 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Oman?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Oman was 3.5% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Oman ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.