Oman — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Oman, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Oman was 2.40% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 81.89% in 1968. The lowest was -14.25% in 1973 (about -5.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.17% per year.
Oman ranks 136 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Oman sits below it. It peaked in 1968 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 52%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 17 of 23 economies; Afghanistan (1.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4757% in 1991. That is 14% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962; grown tenfold by 1962. Doubling roughly every 60 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 91st of 107 in 1961 → 10th of 119 in 1970 → 43rd of 152 in 1980 → 131st of 176 in 1990 → 44th of 199 in 2000 → 135th of 209 in 2010 → 95th of 209 in 2020 → 125th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.8 pp |
| 2024 | 1.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 1.41% | -6.6 pp |
| 2022 | 7.99% | +5.4 pp |
| 2021 | 2.58% | +6.0 pp |
| 2020 | -3.38% | -2.3 pp |
| 2019 | -1.13% | -2.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.29% | +1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -4.7 pp |
| 2016 | 5.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.02% | +3.7 pp |
| 2014 | 1.29% | -3.9 pp |
| 2013 | 5.23% | -3.6 pp |
| 2012 | 8.86% | +6.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.89% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.47% | -3.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.98% | -3.0 pp |
| 2008 | 8.95% | +4.0 pp |
| 2007 | 4.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 4.67% | +1.9 pp |
| 2005 | 2.78% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 1.99% | +4.2 pp |
| 2003 | -2.19% | -1.4 pp |
| 2002 | -0.78% | -5.4 pp |
| 2001 | 4.61% | -1.6 pp |
| 2000 | 6.19% | +5.9 pp |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | -0.07% | -6.1 pp |
| 1997 | 6.03% | +3.0 pp |
| 1996 | 3.05% | -2.0 pp |
| 1995 | 5% | +1.1 pp |
| 1994 | 3.88% | -2.2 pp |
| 1993 | 6.04% | -2.4 pp |
| 1992 | 8.41% | +2.3 pp |
| 1991 | 6.07% | +6.2 pp |
| 1990 | -0.13% | -11.9 pp |
| 1989 | 11.76% | +5.8 pp |
| 1988 | 5.96% | +9.4 pp |
| 1987 | -3.44% | -5.4 pp |
| 1986 | 2% | -12.0 pp |
| 1985 | 14.01% | -2.7 pp |
| 1984 | 16.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 16.67% | +5.1 pp |
| 1982 | 11.57% | -5.5 pp |
| 1981 | 17.05% | +11.0 pp |
| 1980 | 6.04% | +1.7 pp |
| 1979 | 4.33% | +8.0 pp |
| 1978 | -3.69% | -4.7 pp |
| 1977 | 1.01% | -19.5 pp |
| 1976 | 20.54% | -3.9 pp |
| 1975 | 24.43% | +12.9 pp |
| 1974 | 11.5% | +25.8 pp |
| 1973 | -14.25% | -24.1 pp |
| 1972 | 9.83% | +8.9 pp |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -13.0 pp |
| 1970 | 13.9% | -11.8 pp |
| 1969 | 25.67% | -56.2 pp |
| 1968 | 81.89% | +15.7 pp |
| 1967 | 66.22% | +61.0 pp |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +4.8 pp |
| 1965 | 0.45% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 0.07% | -4.5 pp |
| 1963 | 4.53% | -15.7 pp |
| 1962 | 20.19% | +19.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Oman’s GDP growth in 1962?
20.19% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Oman’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +110.4% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.4%; 2024: 1.63%; 2023: 1.41%; 2022: 7.99%; 2021: 2.58%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.