Oman Visitor Arrivals Growth

2002 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Oman Visitor Arrivals

  • Oman Visitor Arrivals dropped 75.2 % in Dec 2020, compared with an increase of 8.1 % in the previous year
  • Oman Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2020
  • The data reached an all-time high of 25.8 % in Dec 2006 and a record low of -75.2 % in Dec 2020
CEIC calculates annual Tourist Arrivals Growth from annual Tourist Arrivals. The World Bank provides Tourist Arrivals.

Further information about Oman Visitor Arrivals

  • In the latest reports, Oman Visitor Arrivals recorded 869,000.0 person in the year of Dec 2020
  • Tourism Revenue of Oman reached 669.0 USD mn in Dec 2020, an increase of 85.3 % change from the previous year

View Oman's Visitor Arrivals Growth from 2002 to 2020 in the chart:

Oman Visitor Arrivals Growth

What was Oman's Visitor Arrivals Growth in 2020?

Oman Visitor Arrivals dropped 75.2 % in Dec 2020, compared with an increase of 8.1 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-75.2 2020 8.1 2019 -75.2 2020 25.8 2006 % yearly 2002 - 2020

Visitor Arrivals Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 25.6 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Argentina (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Australia (%) 19.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Nov 2025
Austria (%) 10.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -74.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bahrain (%) -82.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) -5.5 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Belarus (%) -69.6 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Belgium (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -73.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Botswana (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Brazil (%) 12.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brunei (%) -75.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bulgaria (%) 6.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 12.8 May 2019 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2019
Canada (%) -7.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) -60.7 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
China (%) 9.6 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2016
Colombia (%) -16.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 5.1 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 18.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.6 2019 yearly 2004 - 2019
Denmark (%) -52.9 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Ecuador (%) -9.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Egypt (%) 123.9 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Estonia (%) 11.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
European Union (%) 6.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Finland (%) 11.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
France (%) -46.2 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Georgia (%) -80.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Germany (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 9.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 3.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -77.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
India (%) -10.3 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 14.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) -83.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Ireland (%) -2.8 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Israel (%) 82.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 8.9 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) -67.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Japan (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1963 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) -5.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -76.1 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Kenya (%) 15.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
South Korea (%) 19.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 21.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 52.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Laos (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -19.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Lithuania (%) -9.0 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Luxembourg (%) 29.5 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 7.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Malawi (%) 4.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Malaysia (%) 12.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 15.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 4.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mexico (%) 5.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) 55.1 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 22.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Montenegro (%) -9.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 90.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2023
Myanmar (%) -41.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Nepal (%) 6.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Netherlands (%) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (%) 7.9 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (%) -12.5 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Norway (%) -76.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Oman (%) -75.2 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Panama (%) 18.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (%) 15.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) -1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Portugal (%) -75.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Qatar (%) 21.3 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Romania (%) -20.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.5 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2015
Serbia (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 4.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Slovakia (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Slovenia (%) 12.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 20.9 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Spain (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 55.6 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Sweden (%) -74.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Switzerland (%) -0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Syria (%) 34.5 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Taiwan, China (%) 4.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Dec 2025
Tajikistan (%) 140.1 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Thailand (%) -7.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025

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Oman Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -5.202 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,871.382 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 4.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 37,971.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (OMR bn) 11.786 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (OMR bn) 14.788 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (OMR bn) 13.974 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Government Debt (OMR mn) 14,600.000 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Government Expenditure: Investment (OMR mn) 140.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2025
Government Expenditure (OMR mn) 1,166.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2025
Government Revenue (OMR mn) 1,165.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2025
Government Surplus or Deficit: Fiscal (OMR mn) -2.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2025
Government Expenditure: Current (OMR mn) 742.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2003 - Oct 2025
Government Revenue: Corporate Income Tax (OMR mn) 18.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Government Surplus or Deficit: Remaining (OMR mn) 22.000 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jul 2024
Government Financing (OMR mn) -8.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Government Revenue: Current (OMR mn) 230.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.354 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,827.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,680.8 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2004 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,539,043.858 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 130,574.147 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,342.319 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,853.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 38.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 400,712.069 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 248,811.369 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 78.406 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1986 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 151.063 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 47.074 Jun 2017 monthly Nov 2009 - Jun 2017
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 540.962 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
Exports: Oil and Gas: Crude Oil (OMR mn) 703.151 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Exports (OMR mn) 2,184.258 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1974 - Oct 2025
Exports: Non Oil: Chemical Products (OMR mn) 97.172 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Oil and Gas: Liquefied Natural Gas (OMR mn) 161.639 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Non Oil: Mineral Products (OMR mn) 125.983 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Oil and Gas (OMR mn) 1,221.505 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Re-Exports: ow United States (OMR mn) 3.000 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Oct 2025
Exports: Non Oil: Saudi Arabia (OMR mn) 83.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Non Oil: United Arab Emirates (OMR mn) 132.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Re-Exports (OMR mn) 346.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Non Oil (OMR mn) 617.028 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Non Oil: India (OMR mn) 69.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Electrical Machinery, Mechanical Equipment and Parts (OMR mn) 279.489 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Chemical Products (OMR mn) 111.519 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Transport Equipment (OMR mn) 164.224 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Mineral Products (OMR mn) 365.010 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: India (OMR mn) 127.000 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Saudi Arabia (OMR mn) 80.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Imports: United Arab Emirates (OMR mn) 420.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports (OMR mn) 1,481.483 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Exports: Crude Oil (Barrel th) 25,621.600 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Exports: Crude Oil: Japan (Barrel th) 1,200.000 Dec 2024 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: Crude Oil: China (Barrel th) 24,760.200 Dec 2024 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: Crude Oil: India (Barrel th) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 2010 - Dec 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 113.944 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 84.478 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 139.667 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -142.8 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 3,068.7 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 12,465.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 11.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -218.726 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -982.8 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 764.109 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.711 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
OM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Liab... (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2017 - 2021
OM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2017 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Transfers (OMR mn) -3,774.000 2017 yearly 1996 - 2017
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 589.857 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 19,518.596 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 66,953.186 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 16,503.3 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1970 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 15.854 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,127.698 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 66,853.428 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 76,972.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 71,627.828 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.44 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 52.57 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Money Supply: Quasi Money (OMR mn) 18,511.200 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Domestic Assets (OMR mn) 18,765.500 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Money Supply (OMR mn) 24,867.300 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Deposits: Private Sector (OMR mn) 17,767.500 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025

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