Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Oman in terms of export sales (selling), including China, Japan, and South Korea. The second lists top trade partners of Oman regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Oman.
Oman Major Exports
Market Value: 27,355 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | China | 11,014,351 | 40.26 | 114,648.12 |
| 2 | Japan | 3,995,533 | 14.61 | 2,041.10 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3,603,979 | 13.17 | 336.99 |
| 4 | Thailand | 2,558,503 | 9.35 | 25,249.14 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 1,951,706 | 7.13 | 259.26 |
| 6 | India | 718,668 | 2.63 | 1,881.76 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 699,439 | 2.56 | 23,979.65 |
| 8 | Singapore | 504,757 | 1.85 | 2,363.32 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 414,419 | 1.51 | 198.95 |
| 10 | Iran | 249,267 | 0.91 | 14.09 |
| 11 | Qatar | 234,995 | 0.86 | 458.91 |
| 12 | Iraq | 179,586 | 0.66 | 469.91 |
| 13 | United States | 169,797 | 0.62 | 53.66 |
| 14 | Spain | 160,568 | 0.59 | 3.70 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 108,522 | 0.40 | 2,675.32 |
| 16 | Pakistan | 101,298 | 0.37 | 257.46 |
| 17 | Kuwait | 89,320 | 0.33 | 126.23 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 84,715 | 0.31 | 26.48 |
| 19 | Yemen | 76,997 | 0.28 | 44.76 |
| 20 | Somalia | 54,692 | 0.20 | 169.29 |
| 21 | France | 43,783 | 0.16 | 82.80 |
| 22 | Turkey | 35,973 | 0.13 | 5,774.74 |
| 23 | Vietnam | 33,386 | 0.12 | 1,746.61 |
| 24 | Sudan | 29,195 | 0.11 | 353.02 |
| 25 | Indonesia | 19,507 | 0.07 | 1,644.66 |
| 26 | Italy | 18,290 | 0.07 | 85.53 |
| 27 | Libya | 17,414 | 0.06 | 350.44 |
| 28 | Egypt | 16,394 | 0.06 | 91.99 |
| 29 | Syria | 15,615 | 0.06 | (42.06) |
| 30 | South Africa | 14,827 | 0.05 | 98.41 |
| 31 | Senegal | 14,668 | 0.05 | 3,817.87 |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 14,553 | 0.05 | 284.23 |
| 33 | Belgium | 14,244 | 0.05 | 307.63 |
| 34 | Philippines | 12,212 | 0.04 | 1,271.42 |
| 35 | Jordan | 9,647 | 0.04 | (86.05) |
| 36 | Mozambique | 8,865 | 0.03 | 4,204.70 |
Oman Major Imports
Market Value: 19,359 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 5,634,472 | 29.11 | 101.87 |
| 2 | Japan | 3,491,812 | 18.04 | 189.34 |
| 3 | United States | 1,157,032 | 5.98 | 172.83 |
| 4 | South Korea | 904,153 | 4.67 | 364.02 |
| 5 | China | 870,709 | 4.50 | 482.21 |
| 6 | India | 850,085 | 4.39 | 169.54 |
| 7 | Germany | 775,001 | 4.00 | 82.63 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 498,140 | 2.57 | 310.92 |
| 9 | Thailand | 409,118 | 2.11 | 396.83 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 399,715 | 2.06 | 558.66 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 366,495 | 1.89 | (14.05) |
| 12 | Singapore | 355,835 | 1.84 | 264.25 |
| 13 | Italy | 337,204 | 1.74 | (33.57) |
| 14 | Belgium | 293,695 | 1.52 | 201.05 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 230,364 | 1.19 | 7.96 |
| 16 | France | 217,140 | 1.12 | (36.43) |
| 17 | Russia | 216,541 | 1.12 | 2,359.67 |
| 18 | Sweden | 196,503 | 1.02 | 177.68 |
| 19 | Iran | 194,766 | 1.01 | 370.56 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 187,091 | 0.97 | 469.34 |
| 21 | Malaysia | 176,793 | 0.91 | 111.61 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 148,917 | 0.77 | 158.43 |
| 23 | Egypt | 147,780 | 0.76 | 500.41 |
| 24 | Turkey | 132,435 | 0.68 | 427.72 |
| 25 | Brazil | 130,302 | 0.67 | 167.35 |
| 26 | Spain | 121,634 | 0.63 | 212.64 |
| 27 | Denmark | 106,305 | 0.55 | 122.99 |
| 28 | Indonesia | 97,820 | 0.51 | 216.74 |
| 29 | Kuwait | 76,274 | 0.39 | 858.84 |
| 30 | Poland | 56,338 | 0.29 | 997.02 |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 54,405 | 0.28 | 12,566.20 |
| 32 | Lithuania | 51,453 | 0.27 | 36,466.88 |
| 33 | Finland | 46,167 | 0.24 | 272.14 |
| 34 | Canada | 45,667 | 0.24 | 31.90 |
| 35 | South Africa | 44,664 | 0.23 | 191.66 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 43,641 | 0.23 | (34.43) |