Summary
- China → Oman
- $5.7billion
- Oman → China
- $30.9billion
- China’s balance
- -$25.2billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Oman
Trade between China and Oman grew 68.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 5.7
- Imports 30.9
- Balance -25.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $49 million | $483 million | -$434 million |
| 1996 | $47 million | $812 million | -$765 million |
| 1997 | $62 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 1998 | $168 million | $629 million | -$462 million |
| 1999 | $69 million | $609 million | -$540 million |
| 2000 | $99 million | $3.2 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2001 | $101 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2002 | $108 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2003 | $116 million | $2 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2004 | $177 million | $4.1 billion | -$3.9 billion |
| 2005 | $238 million | $4.3 billion | -$4.1 billion |
| 2006 | $478 million | $6 billion | -$5.5 billion |
| 2007 | $598 million | $6.3 billion | -$5.7 billion |
| 2008 | $1.1 billion | $10.7 billion | -$9.6 billion |
| 2009 | $885 million | $5.2 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2010 | $1 billion | $9 billion | -$7.9 billion |
| 2011 | $1.1 billion | $14.4 billion | -$13.3 billion |
| 2012 | $1.5 billion | $16.9 billion | -$15.3 billion |
| 2013 | $1.2 billion | $21 billion | -$19.8 billion |
| 2014 | $1.7 billion | $23.8 billion | -$22.1 billion |
| 2015 | $3.9 billion | $15.7 billion | -$11.8 billion |
| 2016 | $3.2 billion | $12.1 billion | -$8.9 billion |
| 2017 | $1.9 billion | $13.4 billion | -$11.4 billion |
| 2018 | $2.1 billion | $18.9 billion | -$16.8 billion |
| 2019 | $2.2 billion | $19.5 billion | -$17.3 billion |
| 2020 | $2.2 billion | $15.8 billion | -$13.6 billion |
| 2021 | $2.4 billion | $28.4 billion | -$26 billion |
| 2022 | $2.8 billion | $35.1 billion | -$32.4 billion |
| 2023 | $2.8 billion | $30.2 billion | -$27.4 billion |
| 2024 | $5.7 billion | $30.9 billion | -$25.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Oman
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Oman sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Raysut (Salalah) is 5,538 nautical miles (10,256 km) long: ≈ 13–16.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Oman was China’s 34th largest trading partner (0.6% of its trade), and China was Oman’s largest (39%).
- Oman in China’s trade
- 0.6%
- Oman’s rank among China’s partners
- 34th
- China in Oman’s trade
- 38.9%
- China’s rank among Oman’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Oman
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.