Oman - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Oman was 6,729,519,000 as of 2020. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 9,250,650,000 in 2012 and 29,065,080 in 1971.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1971 29,065,080
1972 54,524,420
1973 89,826,500
1974 255,573,200
1975 523,306,300
1976 589,099,600
1977 514,837,900
1978 574,334,100
1979 584,105,400
1980 883,758,000
1981 1,133,468,000
1982 1,261,581,000
1983 1,457,006,000
1984 1,580,790,000
1985 1,617,713,000
1986 1,305,690,000
1987 1,139,142,000
1988 1,148,895,000
1989 1,171,521,000
1990 1,447,919,000
1991 1,254,811,000
1992 1,517,165,000
1993 1,439,922,000
1994 1,520,091,000
1995 1,513,849,000
1996 1,437,191,000
1997 1,482,055,000
1998 1,318,205,000
1999 1,340,442,000
2000 1,577,243,000
2001 1,819,896,000
2002 1,868,466,000
2003 1,969,311,000
2004 2,230,689,000
2005 2,739,012,000
2006 3,022,627,000
2007 3,244,603,000
2008 3,462,484,000
2009 3,367,490,000
2010 3,671,391,000
2011 5,000,715,000
2012 9,250,650,000
2013 8,766,320,000
2014 8,213,524,000
2015 7,533,550,000
2016 7,935,956,000
2017 6,802,666,000
2018 7,565,345,000
2019 6,551,041,000
2020 6,729,519,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Oman was 2,587,500,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,556,875,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of 12,075,000 in 1971.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1971 12,075,000
1972 20,925,000
1973 31,500,000
1974 88,275,000
1975 180,750,000
1976 203,475,000
1977 177,825,000
1978 198,375,000
1979 201,750,000
1980 305,250,000
1981 391,500,000
1982 435,750,000
1983 503,250,000
1984 546,000,000
1985 558,750,000
1986 498,750,000
1987 438,000,000
1988 441,750,000
1989 450,450,000
1990 556,725,000
1991 482,475,000
1992 583,350,000
1993 553,650,000
1994 584,475,000
1995 582,075,000
1996 552,600,000
1997 569,850,000
1998 506,850,000
1999 515,400,000
2000 606,450,000
2001 699,750,000
2002 718,425,000
2003 757,200,000
2004 857,700,000
2005 1,053,150,000
2006 1,162,200,000
2007 1,247,550,000
2008 1,331,325,000
2009 1,294,800,000
2010 1,411,650,000
2011 1,922,775,000
2012 3,556,875,000
2013 3,370,650,000
2014 3,158,100,000
2015 2,896,650,000
2016 3,051,375,000
2017 2,615,625,000
2018 2,908,875,000
2019 2,587,500,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Oman was 10.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 24.96 in 1975, while its lowest value was 5.69 in 2008.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1971 9.65
1972 14.86
1973 18.60
1974 15.53
1975 24.96
1976 23.01
1977 18.78
1978 20.95
1979 15.64
1980 14.91
1981 15.71
1982 16.67
1983 17.16
1984 16.89
1985 15.56
1986 15.87
1987 13.20
1988 13.70
1989 12.50
1990 12.39
1991 11.06
1992 12.18
1993 11.53
1994 11.77
1995 10.97
1996 9.41
1997 9.36
1998 9.46
1999 8.63
2000 8.09
2001 9.36
2002 9.28
2003 9.10
2004 9.01
2005 8.81
2006 8.12
2007 7.71
2008 5.69
2009 6.96
2010 6.44
2011 7.35
2012 12.07
2013 11.13
2014 10.13
2015 10.93
2016 12.12
2017 9.64
2018 9.54
2019 8.64
2020 10.87

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Oman was 21.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 29.61 in 1990, while its lowest value was 18.20 in 2009.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1990 29.61
1991 25.77
1992 26.48
1993 25.10
1994 25.83
1995 25.01
1996 24.51
1997 25.44
1998 22.74
1999 22.00
2000 22.70
2001 24.63
2002 23.73
2003 23.45
2004 23.07
2005 25.19
2006 23.62
2007 21.86
2008 19.39
2009 18.20
2010 18.47
2011 18.71
2012 27.40
2013 24.81
2014 21.39
2015 21.49
2016 23.68
2017 21.05
2018 21.02
2019 19.42
2020 21.88

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade