Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Oman vs Saudi Arabia: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $17,070 in Oman and $25,070 in Saudi Arabia, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by $8,000, or 1.47 times that in Oman.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Oman.
- In 2025, Oman ranked 53 and Saudi Arabia ranked 37 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,070 | $25,070 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $17,350 | $25,120 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $17,850 | $25,630 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $18,790 | $26,710 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $18,290 | $24,920 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $17,740 | $22,830 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $18,090 | $24,910 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $18,270 | $24,390 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $18,280 | $23,040 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $18,830 | $22,780 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $18,810 | $23,260 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $18,730 | $23,400 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $19,300 | $23,060 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $19,820 | $23,640 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $20,990 | $23,310 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $22,770 | $21,830 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $22,820 | $20,580 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $22,010 | $21,630 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $20,640 | $21,200 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $20,100 | $21,620 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $19,630 | $21,840 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $19,530 | $21,550 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $19,490 | $20,770 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $20,150 | $20,030 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $20,550 | $21,190 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $19,880 | $22,250 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $18,970 | $22,210 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $19,170 | $23,180 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $19,460 | $23,410 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $18,640 | $23,700 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $18,400 | $23,880 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $17,850 | $24,810 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $17,690 | $25,650 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $17,400 | $26,710 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $16,810 | $26,740 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $16,630 | $25,920 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $17,520 | $24,880 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $16,540 | $26,070 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $16,520 | $25,790 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $18,170 | $28,170 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $19,000 | $29,520 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $17,700 | $33,690 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $16,020 | $37,250 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $14,510 | $44,480 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $13,750 | $56,360 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $12,410 | $58,090 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $12,340 | $58,230 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $12,470 | $55,610 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $13,630 | $58,780 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $14,170 | $58,680 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $12,290 | $53,740 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $10,300 | $59,920 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $9,571 | $54,350 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $11,490 | $46,640 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $10,760 | $41,180 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $10,960 | $37,360 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $9,884 | $25,530 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $8,071 | $25,060 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $4,549 | $24,200 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $2,803 | $23,080 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $2,726 | $22,140 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $2,774 | $20,490 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $2,830 | $19,550 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $2,761 | $18,660 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $2,340 | $17,300 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $2,355 | $16,040 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityOman: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityOman: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionOman: 3.43% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateOman: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageOman: 29.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerOman: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023