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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Oman: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Oman is placed 92nd of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 36,143 (2025); Economic Complexity Index -0.546 (2024).
Share
Economy & Innovation
92nd
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 36,143GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- —Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025No reading for this country
- -0.546Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 69.54Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Oman on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
36,143
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Oman: 36,143. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Asia
- 110,136 Qatar
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 63,051
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no reading from 2016–2025 for Oman, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Asia
- 88.52 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 13.77 · Yemen 4.69
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.546
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 100th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Oman: -0.546. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.334 Israel
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates 0.384 · Saudi Arabia 0.538 · Yemen -1.682
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
69.54
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Oman: 69.54. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Asia
- 96.13 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 78.84
02Over time
Which way Oman is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
OmanWorld median
Oman fell from 42,086 in 2000 to 36,143 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2025 36,143 17,265 2024 36,721 18,108 2023 37,794 17,686 2022 39,780 16,933 2021 38,719 16,260 2020 37,561 15,631 2019 38,292 16,761 2018 38,674 16,349 2017 38,691 16,129 2016 39,861 15,512 2015 39,814 14,857 2014 39,640 14,475 2013 40,854 14,681 2012 41,964 14,631 2011 44,440 13,916 2010 48,192 14,101 2009 48,304 13,655 2008 46,586 14,030 2007 43,697 13,755 2006 42,540 12,983 2005 41,551 12,023 2004 41,352 11,608 2003 41,248 11,183 2002 42,654 11,144 2001 43,492 10,907 2000 42,086 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
OmanWorld median
Oman fell from -0.36 in 2000 to -0.546 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2024 -0.546 0.1310 2023 -0.270 0.0710 2022 -0.145 0.0580 2021 -0.202 0.0010 2020 -0.055 0.0470 2019 -0.075 0.0300 2018 -0.166 -0.0150 2017 -0.143 0.0080 2016 -0.314 -0.0660 2015 -0.323 -0.0600 2014 -0.273 -0.0190 2013 -0.350 0.0140 2012 -0.352 0.0060 2011 -0.312 -0.0140 2010 -0.310 -0.0020 2009 -0.313 0.0990 2008 -0.265 0.0700 2007 -0.208 -0.0080 2006 -0.311 0.0740 2005 -0.107 0.0510 2004 -0.302 0.0505 2003 -0.352 0.0450 2002 -0.139 0.0100 2001 -0.116 0.0470 2000 -0.360 0.0160
03In context
Oman beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Oman and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | 69th | 63,051 | 13.77 | 0.538 | 78.84 |
| Oman | 92nd | 36,143 | — | -0.546 | 69.54 |
 United Arab Emirates | not placed | — | — | 0.384 | — |
 Yemen | not placed | — | 4.69 | -1.682 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Oman in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Oman is ahead of the world, and behind
43 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median19
Statistics on which Oman does better than the middle country measured.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08170.06106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Oman: 170.06 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23161.69106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Oman: 161.69 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 4th of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06186.57107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Oman: 186.57 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 4th of 194 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89047,98912,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Oman: 47,989 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 16th of 166 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.515.4927.5No real change since 2010
Oman: 15.49 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.693-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Oman: 0.693 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 45th of 209 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6756.6746.67No real change since 2012
Oman: 56.67 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 45th of 195 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486145,71946,486No real change since 2010
Oman: 145,719 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 37th of 150 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21126.4956.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Oman: 126.49 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 42nd of 175 by UNCTAD.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.149.7516.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Oman: 49.75 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8129.3641.81No earlier reading
Oman: 29.36 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 127th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1956.2940.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Oman: 56.29 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 61st of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.32.9▲ Improved since 2014
Oman: 3.3 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 43rd of 139 by World Bank Group.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80020,25712,800▲ Improved since 2017
Oman: 20,257 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 60th of 173 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.412.8510.4No earlier reading
Oman: 12.85 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5510.485▲ Improved since 2013
Oman: 0.551 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 70th of 170 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.86563.8No earlier reading
Oman: 65 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 44th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95739.41701.95No earlier reading
Oman: 739.41 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 70th of 145 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5228.6528.52▲ Improved since 2022
Oman: 28.65 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 69th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Oman does worse than the middle country measured.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.3983.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Oman: 2.398 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 125th of 186 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.3750.814▲ Improved since 2013
Oman: 0.375 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 57th of 84 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4212.8525.42▲ Improved since 2014
Oman: 12.85 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 121st of 170 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3942.3652.39No earlier reading
Oman: 42.36 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 141st of 169 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-10.328.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Oman: -10.32 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 114th of 118 · derived.
No better end19
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6552.7424.65No real change since 2015
Oman: 52.74 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 6th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70829.211.708Moved since 2011
Oman: 29.21 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 12th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.96812.491.968Moved since 2015
Oman: 12.49 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.951,757657.95Moved since 2014
Oman: 1,757 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.738,335275.73No real change since 2016
Oman: 8,335 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0627.7122.06Moved since 2014
Oman: 27.71 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 43rd of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7884,246,7861,827,788Moved since 2014
Oman: 4,246,786 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 36th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2405,8042,240No real change since 2022
Oman: 5,804 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.5450.523Moved since 2013
Oman: 0.545 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1770.6767.17Moved since 2014
Oman: 70.67 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.2980.306Moved since 2015
Oman: 0.298 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.662.143.66Moved since 2012
Oman: 2.14 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.269.38111.26Moved since 2015
Oman: 9.381 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 82nd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6025.7089.602Moved since 2015
Oman: 5.708 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5722.8086.572Moved since 2015
Oman: 2.808 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 113th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2393.45103.23Moved since 2015
Oman: 93.45 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 241524Moved since 2016
Oman: 15 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.079-0.225Moved since 2014
Oman: -1.079 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.306-0.0923.306Moved since 2015
Oman: -0.092 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
No current reading for Oman
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports (last 2023), Debt Service on External Debt, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption (last 2024), Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2019), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2024), Household Consumption (last 2024), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Interest Payments on External Debt, New Business Density (last 2020), Palma Ratio, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Oman’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Oman’s 9th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour43rd of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade57th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing69th of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 76th of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture72nd of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology80th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions90th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security83rd of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation92nd of 1763/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 104th of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge119th of 1982/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties127th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 108th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality176th of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability181st of 1864/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Oman can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keysThis page
Oman92nd3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Oman and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Oman on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Oman rank on economy & innovation?
Oman is placed 92nd of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Oman?
36,143 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Economic Complexity Index figure for Oman?
-0.546 in 2024 (eCI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)), according to Growth Lab at Harvard University. The world median in the same edition was 0.131.
How does Oman compare with Yemen on economy & innovation?
Yemen is not placed on Economy & Innovation, holding too few of its key statistics, and Oman 92nd. Economic Complexity Index: Yemen -1.682, Oman -0.546.
How have Oman’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) fell from 42,086 in 2000 to 36,143 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -0.36 in 2000 to -0.546 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Oman?
No current reading is published for Oman on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Interest Payments on External Debt, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 43 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Oman’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Oman (banner) — Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Oman: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/oman/economy