Summary
- Oman → South Africa
- $3billion
- South Africa → Oman
- $63million
- Oman’s balance
- $2.9billion
Balance
Oman’s trade balance with South Africa
Trade between Oman and South Africa grew 138.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Oman’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 3
- Imports 0.1
- Balance +2.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $12 million | $10 million | $3 million |
| 1996 | $8 million | $6 million | $2 million |
| 1997 | $1 million | $7 million | -$6 million |
| 1998 | $2 million | $10 million | -$8 million |
| 1999 | $9 million | $4 million | $5 million |
| 2000 | $1 million | $7 million | -$6 million |
| 2001 | $42 million | $12 million | $31 million |
| 2002 | $4 million | $10 million | -$6 million |
| 2003 | $2 million | $25 million | -$23 million |
| 2004 | $8 million | $33 million | -$24 million |
| 2005 | $128 million | $23 million | $105 million |
| 2006 | $221 million | $59 million | $162 million |
| 2007 | $424 million | $67 million | $357 million |
| 2008 | $162 million | $66 million | $95 million |
| 2009 | $136 million | $39 million | $98 million |
| 2010 | $69 million | $41 million | $28 million |
| 2011 | $713 million | $84 million | $628 million |
| 2012 | $145 million | $76 million | $68 million |
| 2013 | $350 million | $46 million | $305 million |
| 2014 | $510 million | $83 million | $427 million |
| 2015 | $473 million | $102 million | $371 million |
| 2016 | $820 million | $69 million | $750 million |
| 2017 | $610 million | $62 million | $548 million |
| 2018 | $1.1 billion | $60 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2019 | $919 million | $52 million | $867 million |
| 2020 | $662 million | $40 million | $622 million |
| 2021 | $1.9 billion | $65 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2022 | $2.7 billion | $49 million | $2.6 billion |
| 2023 | $2.6 billion | $60 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2024 | $3 billion | $63 million | $2.9 billion |
What they sell each other
What Oman sells to South Africa
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What South Africa sells to Oman
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Raysut (Salalah) and Durban is 3,348 nautical miles (6,200 km) long: ≈ 7.5–10 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
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
South Africa was Oman’s 6th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Oman was South Africa’s 22nd (1%).
- South Africa in Oman’s trade
- 3.2%
- South Africa’s rank among Oman’s partners
- 6th
- Oman in South Africa’s trade
- 1.2%
- Oman’s rank among South Africa’s partners
- 22nd
Compare with
Other partners of Oman
Other partners of South Africa
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.