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Saudi Arabia-Oman Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $4.31B to Oman. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Oman were Refined Petroleum ($2.68B), Ethers ($233M), and Cyclic Alcohols ($180M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Oman have increased at an annualized rate of 32.7%, from $1.05B in 2017 to $4.31B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Oman.

Oman-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Oman exported $2.4B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Oman exported to Saudi Arabia were Iron Ore ($757M), Semi-Finished Iron ($673M), and Cars ($80M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Oman to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 9.24%, from $1.54B in 2017 to $2.4B in 2022.

In 2022, Oman did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Oman ranked 75 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.19), and 50 in total exports ($76.4B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $4.31B to Oman. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Oman were Refined Petroleum ($2.68B), Ethers ($233M), and Cyclic Alcohols ($180M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Oman have increased at an annualized rate of 32.7%, from $1.05B in 2017 to $4.31B in 2022.

In 2017, Oman exported $2.4B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Oman to Saudi Arabia were Iron Ore ($757M), Semi-Finished Iron ($673M), and Cars ($80M). During the last 5 years the exports of Oman to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 9.24%, from $1.54B in 2022 to $2.4B in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Oman () (2022)

Exports from Oman () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Oman ()

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

Oman
Top DestinationChina$30.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Saudi Arabia or Oman. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Saudi Arabia and Oman or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Oman included India ($46.2B), China ($68B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Oman than Saudi Arabia included Qatar ($1.09B), Iran ($539M), and Mauritius ($544M).

Difference in imports from Oman () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Oman

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This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Oman by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Oman in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.7B), Chemical Products ($746M), and Foodstuffs ($179M).

During 2017, Oman had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Mineral Products ($832M), Metals ($814M), and Transportation ($114M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Oman+$28.3MEthylene Polymers

Top Product Potential Oman Saudi Arabia+$72.9MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Saudi Arabia and Oman. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Oman. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Oman indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Oman () (2022)

Exports from Oman () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Oman ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Oman Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Oman () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Oman

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Saudi Arabia () and Oman () (2022)

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