Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Oman
Oman: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Oman, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 3.5% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Oman peaked at 5.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2008.
Oman ranks 170th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 167 Sri Lanka 3.7% compare
- 168 Fiji 3.6% compare
- 169 Equatorial Guinea 3.5% compare
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 3.4% compare
- 172 Madagascar 3.4% compare
- 173 India 3.3% compare
More health data for Oman
- Population ages 0-14, female 31.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 35,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 37,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,638 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 681,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (2025)
- Population, male 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 655,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Oman?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Oman was 3.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2008.
- How does Oman rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Oman ranks 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).