Oman - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Oman
790 845 000 EUR
819 873 000 EUR
3.67 %
Bekleidung
Oman
921 000 EUR
1 791 000 EUR
94.46 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Oman
84 435 000 EUR
86 917 000 EUR
2.94 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Oman
37 894 000 EUR
55 004 000 EUR
45.15 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Oman
43 883 000 EUR
58 833 000 EUR
34.07 %
Energieversorgung
Oman
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Oman
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Oman
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Oman
4 315 000 EUR
7 973 000 EUR
84.77 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Oman
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Oman
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Oman
1 214 000 EUR
1 456 000 EUR
19.93 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Oman
11 297 000 EUR
15 107 000 EUR
33.73 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Oman
18 585 000 EUR
18 202 000 EUR
-2.06 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Oman
7 857 000 EUR
5 498 000 EUR
-30.02 %
Kohle
Oman
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Oman
1 771 000 EUR
3 467 000 EUR
95.77 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Oman
93 746 000 EUR
106 586 000 EUR
13.70 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Oman
872 000 EUR
989 000 EUR
13.42 %
Maschinen
Oman
143 416 000 EUR
183 632 000 EUR
28.04 %
Metalle
Oman
12 835 000 EUR
7 662 000 EUR
-40.30 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Oman
39 644 000 EUR
36 877 000 EUR
-6.98 %
Möbel
Oman
4 078 000 EUR
4 397 000 EUR
7.82 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Oman
124 194 000 EUR
78 190 000 EUR
-37.04 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Oman
5 710 000 EUR
2 693 000 EUR
-52.84 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Oman
42 420 000 EUR
61 012 000 EUR
43.83 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Oman
73 419 000 EUR
48 974 000 EUR
-33.30 %
Sonstige Waren
Oman
30 566 000 EUR
29 537 000 EUR
-3.37 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Oman
1 611 000 EUR
1 476 000 EUR
-8.38 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Oman
3 980 000 EUR
1 875 000 EUR
-52.89 %
Textilien
Oman
2 182 000 EUR
1 725 000 EUR
-20.94 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge:    Oman Oman
Capital
name: Muscat

geographic coordinates: 23 37 N, 58 35 E

time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name, whose meaning is uncertain, traces back almost two millennia; two 2nd century A.D. scholars, the geographer PTOLEMY and the historian ARRIAN, both mention an Arabian Sea coastal town of Moscha, which most likely referred to Muscat
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Oman

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: unknown
Legal system
mixed legal system of Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic law
Suffrage
21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military and security forces by law cannot vote
Area
total: 309,500 sq km

land: 309,500 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 4.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 0% (2018 est.)

other: 95.3% (2018 est.)
Location
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the UAE
Age structure
0-14 years: 29.88% (male 586,608/female 558,770)

15-64 years: 66.17% (male 1,404,289/female 1,132,250)

65 years and over: 3.95% (2023 est.) (male 70,976/female 80,572)
Birth rate
21.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
3.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Swahili, Urdu, Indian dialects

major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 75.2 years

female: 79.2 years
Major urban areas - population
1.650 million MUSCAT (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 27.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 27.9 years

female: 26 years
Net migration rate
-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
the vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north of the country; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely poplulated
Population growth rate
1.8% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.67 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 88.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
5.4% of GDP (2019 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2021)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-13.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
1.05% (2021 est.)
Labor force
2.259 million (2021 est.)

note: about 60% of the labor force is non-national
Population below poverty line
NA
Unemployment rate
3.12% (2021 est.)

2.94% (2020 est.)

1.85% (2019 est.)

NA
Public debt
46.9% of GDP (2017 est.)

32.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: excludes indebtedness of state-owned enterprises
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.55% (2021 est.)

-0.9% (2020 est.)

0.13% (2019 est.)
Exports
$46.324 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$35.72 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$43.584 billion (2019 est.)
Exports - partners
China 46%, India 8%, Japan 6%, South Korea 6%, United Arab Emirates 6%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2019)
Imports
$36.502 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$34.022 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$32.569 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
United Arab Emirates 36%, China 10%, Japan 7%, India 7%, United States 5% (2019)
Airports
132 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 508,949 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 4.32 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 96% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 60,230 km (2012)

paved: 29,685 km (2012) (includes 1,943 km of expressways)

unpaved: 30,545 km (2012)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 572,166 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 6,115,537 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 135 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

Oman-Saudi Arabia: none identified

Oman-UAE: boundary agreement reportedly signed and ratified with UAE in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah exclave, but details of the alignment have not been made public; Oman and UAE signed the final demarcation of their land border in 2008

Oman-Yemen: Oman and Yemen signed a border agreement in 1992; demarcation of their border was completed in 1995