Oman's net financial account (BoP, current US$) was −US$1.77 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 83.79% from −US$10.9 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$1.77 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$11.42 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$10.9 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$7.72 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | −US$13.1 billion | 2016 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$4.35 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$60.8 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Oman's net financial account (BoP, current US$) fell US$5.79 billion on 2024 (from US$4.03 billion to −US$1.77 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$163.78 million and a typical year strayed about US$4.52 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$9.11 billion in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$14.04 billion in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.6 billion a year. A straight line explains 62% 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 2025, Oman had the 93rd highest value of the 136 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.
Closest to Oman in the 2025 ranking
- Suriname — 89th of 136: −US$1.67 billion
- Nigeria — 90th of 136: −US$1.69 billion
- Armenia — 91st of 136: −US$1.69 billion
- Montenegro — 93rd of 136: −US$1.87 billion
- Paraguay — 94th of 136: −US$2.01 billion
- Dominican Republic — 95th of 136: −US$2.23 billion
What this measures
The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 52 values
| Year | Net financial account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1,766,970,091 |
| 2024 | 4,026,527,958 |
| 2023 | 1,051,235,371 |
| 2022 | 3,341,482,445 |
| 2021 | -5,768,011,313 |
| 2020 | -11,422,062,093 |
| 2019 | -4,327,710,527 |
| 2018 | -4,243,609,883 |
| 2017 | -11,276,873,862 |
| 2016 | -13,101,496,396 |
Net financial account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$613.79 million (2020)
- Algeria — −US$23.01 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$2.16 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — −US$230.67 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$11.71 billion (2025)
- Iraq — −US$3.99 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$19.2 billion (2025)
- Jordan — −US$1.64 billion (2024)
- Kuwait — US$40.45 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — −US$3.4 billion (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Oman
- GDP (current US$) — US$109.61 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 42.14 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$93.82 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 39.3 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$19,947 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 7,670 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$17,074 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,151 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$3.08 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 1.18 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Oman's net financial account (BoP, current US$)?
- −US$1.77 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is down 3,006% from US$60.8 million in 1974. The highest value was US$7.72 billion in 2011 and the lowest −US$13.1 billion in 2016.
- How does Oman rank?
- 93rd highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net financial account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Oman?
- In 2025, Oman's net financial account (BoP, current US$) fell US$5.79 billion on 2024 (from US$4.03 billion to −US$1.77 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$163.78 million and a typical year strayed about US$4.52 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.FIN.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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