Summary
- Share of its imports
- 23.4%
- Value imported
- $5.7billion
- Rank among its suppliers
- 1st
- Products where it sells over 50%
- 164
- Products where it sells over 75%
- 70
- Dominated value
- $3.8billion
- Share of total imports
- 15.3%
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 0.84% to 23.4% of what Oman buys
Share (%)
- China 23.4%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Value (USD millions) | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49 | 0.84% | 18 |
| 1996 | 47 | 0.79% | 18 |
| 1997 | 62 | 0.98% | 18 |
| 1998 | 168 | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1999 | 69 | 1.2% | 15 |
| 2000 | 99 | 2.1% | 11 |
| 2001 | 101 | 1.5% | 15 |
| 2002 | 108 | 1.3% | 14 |
| 2003 | 116 | 1.4% | 14 |
| 2004 | 177 | 1.9% | 12 |
| 2005 | 238 | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2006 | 478 | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2007 | 598 | 3.5% | 7 |
| 2008 | 1,114 | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2009 | 885 | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2010 | 1,031 | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2011 | 1,104 | 4.4% | 6 |
| 2012 | 1,536 | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2013 | 1,192 | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2014 | 1,674 | 5.3% | 4 |
| 2015 | 3,915 | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2016 | 3,157 | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2017 | 1,944 | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2018 | 2,114 | 7% | 2 |
| 2019 | 2,185 | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2020 | 2,237 | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2021 | 2,403 | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2022 | 2,782 | 6.9% | 4 |
| 2023 | 2,831 | 7% | 4 |
| 2024 | 5,747 | 23.4% | 1 |
Products where China sells more than half
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamless steel pipes | China | 67.3% | Japan · 26.2% | $388 million |
| Polycarboxylic acids | China | 77.6%over 75% | Thailand · 11.2% | $317 million |
| Diodes, transistors and solar cells | China | 99.6%over 75% | Saudi Arabia · 0.07% | $286 million |
| Hot-rolled flat steel | China | 70.1% | South Korea · 20% | $191 million |
| Cranes | China | 93.8%over 75% | India · 1.6% | $184 million |
| Other industrial machines | China | 55.4% | Germany · 11.5% | $159 million |
| Air conditioners | China | 73.5% | Thailand · 7.4% | $141 million |
| Water heaters and industrial dryers | China | 71.2% | India · 11.2% | $137 million |
| Transformers and power supplies | China | 52.5% | India · 15.9% | $122 million |
| New tires | China | 62.8% | Japan · 12.9% | $109 million |
| Coated flat steel | China | 86%over 75% | India · 9.2% | $104 million |
| Furniture | China | 62.9% | Turkey · 9.1% | $96 million |
| Coke | China | 97.5%over 75% | India · 2.5% | $74 million |
| Steel structures | China | 52.5% | India · 21.9% | $69 million |
| Lamps and light fittings | China | 75.8%over 75% | United Kingdom · 3.9% | $68 million |
| Cold-rolled flat steel | China | 99%over 75% | India · 0.79% | $59 million |
| Earthmoving and drilling machines | China | 79.1%over 75% | India · 7% | $58 million |
| Carbon electrodes | China | 85.4%over 75% | India · 4% | $53 million |
| Seats and chairs | China | 72.6% | Turkey · 9.1% | $53 million |
| Metal rolling mills | China | 69.7% | Italy · 10.6% | $46 million |
| Welded steel pipes | China | 77.9%over 75% | India · 9.8% | $42 million |
| Toys | China | 99.1%over 75% | Turkey · 0.2% | $41 million |
| Special-purpose vehicles | China | 68.2% | Austria · 8.6% | $39 million |
| Plywood | China | 82.4%over 75% | India · 6.7% | $33 million |
| Monitors and projectors | China | 61.6% | Egypt · 14.9% | $33 million |
| Rubber and plastic footwear | China | 86.1%over 75% | India · 8.4% | $30 million |
| Amines | China | 78.6%over 75% | India · 17% | $30 million |
| Tomato preserves | China | 67% | Turkey · 16% | $29 million |
| Bags, suitcases and cases | China | 83.2%over 75% | India · 3.5% | $29 million |
| Ceramic toilets, sinks and sanitary ware | China | 83.9%over 75% | India · 6.6% | $28 million |
and 134 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Are there other suppliers in the world?
- China sells 27.6% of what the world exports of seamless steel pipes; next come Japan (11.2%), Italy (6.5%) and Germany (6.4%). The rest of the world exported 53.3 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 32.5% of what the world exports of polycarboxylic acids; next come South Korea (14.9%), Taiwan (6.8%) and Thailand (5.2%). The rest of the world exported 37.7 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 39.2% of what the world exports of diodes, transistors and solar cells; next come Malaysia (8.6%), Japan (7.4%) and Vietnam (5.9%). The rest of the world exported 286.6 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 28.1% of what the world exports of hot-rolled flat steel; next come Japan (13.9%), South Korea (9%) and Germany (4.5%). The rest of the world exported 253.7 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 34.4% of what the world exports of cranes; next come Germany (12.3%), Japan (8.2%) and Italy (7.4%). The rest of the world exported 62.2 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 11.6% of what the world exports of other industrial machines; next come Japan (16.2%), United States (12%) and Netherlands (10.6%). The rest of the world exported 1,304.2 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 39.4% of what the world exports of air conditioners; next come Thailand (11.7%), Mexico (11.7%) and United States (4.2%). The rest of the world exported 292 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 19.4% of what the world exports of water heaters and industrial dryers; next come Germany (10.8%), United States (9.1%) and Italy (8.3%). The rest of the world exported 308.7 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 34.6% of what the world exports of transformers and power supplies; next come Germany (7%), Mexico (4.5%) and Japan (3.9%). The rest of the world exported 815 times what Oman buys from China.
- China sells 22.8% of what the world exports of new tires; next come Thailand (8%), Japan (6%) and Germany (5.3%). The rest of the world exported 708.1 times what Oman buys from China.
Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.
Seen from China
Oman is China’s 70th-largest customer, with 0.16% of its exports.
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Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.