Oman's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 4 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 99.19% from 492 million in 2013 (38.2% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 282 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 492 million | 2013 |
| Highest | 757 million | 2017 |
| Lowest | 1 million | 1960 |
| Average since 2014 | 251.7 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Oman's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) did not change 0% on 2022 (from 4 million to 4 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2022), the average change was +65.7% and a typical year strayed about 179.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 620% in 1969 and the biggest yearly fall was 96% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 71.34 million a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Oman had the 11th highest value of the 13 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Oman | 4 million | 2023 |
| World | 33.33 billion | 2025 |
| High income | 20.57 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Oman in the 2023 ranking
- Zimbabwe — 8th of 13: 20 million
- Papua New Guinea — 9th of 13: 9 million
- Guatemala — 10th of 13: 6 million
- Cameroon — 12th of 13: 2 million
- Djibouti — 13th of 13: 0
What this measures
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.
Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 59 values
| Year | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,000,000 |
| 2022 | 4,000,000 |
| 2021 | 4,000,000 |
| 2020 | 85,000,000 |
| 2019 | 88,000,000 |
| 2018 | 282,000,000 |
| 2017 | 757,000,000 |
| 2016 | 422,000,000 |
| 2015 | 152,000,000 |
| 2014 | 719,000,000 |
| 2013 |
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 65 million (2021)
- Algeria — 108 million (2025)
- Bahrain — 30 million (2025)
- Djibouti — 0 (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 697 million (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 42 million (2024)
- Iraq — 55 million (2025)
- Israel — 537 million (2025)
- Jordan — 34 million (2024)
- Kuwait — 311 million (2025)
More public sector data for Oman
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 5.99 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 2.3 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 5.68% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 20.01% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 47,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 2.12% (2020)
- Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 0.14 (2023)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 70 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 58.61 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Oman's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 4 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 300% from 1 million in 1960 (2.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 757 million in 2017 and the lowest 1 million in 1960.
- How does Oman rank?
- 11th highest of 13 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Oman?
- In 2023, Oman's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) did not change 0% on 2022 (from 4 million to 4 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2022), the average change was +65.7% and a typical year strayed about 179.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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