Oman - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Oman was -11.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 17.03 in 1981, while its lowest value was -22.60 in 1998.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1974 10.89
1975 2.73
1976 1.42
1977 10.10
1978 -1.81
1979 14.70
1980 15.75
1981 17.03
1982 6.47
1983 6.23
1984 3.43
1985 -0.10
1986 -14.20
1987 10.04
1988 -3.69
1989 3.26
1990 9.47
1991 -2.21
1992 -4.81
1993 -9.53
1994 -6.23
1995 -5.80
1996 1.59
1997 -1.05
1998 -22.60
1999 -2.95
2000 16.04
2001 10.71
2002 9.64
2003 6.72
2004 3.54
2005 16.66
2006 15.22
2007 5.85
2008 8.24
2009 -1.04
2010 7.13
2011 11.41
2012 8.95
2013 5.79
2014 4.54
2015 -13.92
2016 -16.64
2017 -13.74
2018 -4.69
2019 -4.84
2020 -11.71

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments