Oman

Government debt in Oman

Government debt in Oman: 17.8% of GDP in 1990 and 34.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
34.7% of GDP
Since 1990
+16.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
116 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
29% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in OmanGovernment debt in Oman: 17.8% of GDP in 1990 and 34.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 29% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 29% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 67.9% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 3.2% of GDP in 2008.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearOman
202534.7
202435.5
202337.4
202241.7
202161.9
202067.9
201952.5
201844.7
201740.1
201629.3
201513.9
20144
20134.7
20124.6
20114.4
20105.5
20095.8
20083.2
20074.4
20067.6
20058.4
200414.5
200313
200215.9
200122.5
200021.7
199928.9
199830.9
199720.8
199621.2
199521.9
199423.6
199322.2
199223.1
199122.6
199017.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearOman
202631.1
202729.8
202830.1
202929.8
203029.4
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Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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