Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Oman
Oman: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 6.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Oman, 1993–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Oman is 6.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 174.1% on the previous year and up 185.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Oman peaked at 88.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -39.7%, in 2009.
Oman ranks 69th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Oman, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -6.6% | — |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -213.8% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +307.9% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | -51.0% |
| 1997 | 88.9% | +495.4% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -93.3% |
| 1999 | -29.2% | -587.2% |
| 2000 | -14.4% | -50.6% |
| 2001 | -18.8% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -109.2% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +1785.8% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -74.7% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +144.8% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +52.7% |
| 2009 | -39.7% | -194.1% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -135.7% |
| 2011 | -7.3% | -151.3% |
| 2012 | -6.1% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -313.4% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | -11.7% | -227.2% |
| 2016 | -8.8% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | -5.6% | -35.8% |
| 2018 | -13.0% | +130.5% |
| 2019 | -13.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -39.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -174.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 6.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Oman's 6.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%, 39% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1785.8% | 1.7% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | -29.2% | 88.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | -39.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.0% | -13.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.1% | -8.3% | 6.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More financial sector data for Oman
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Oman?
- Stock market return in Oman was 6.2% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.7% in 2009.
- How does Oman rank for stock market return?
- Oman ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.