Oman Military Spending/Defense Budget 1971-2024

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).
  • Oman military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $5.78B, a 0% increase from 2021.
  • Oman military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $5.78B, a 5.12% decline from 2020.
  • Oman military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $6.10B, a 6.95% decline from 2019.
  • Oman military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $6.55B, a 13.41% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $876.94B
Saudi Arabia $75.01B
United Kingdom $68.46B
Germany $55.76B
France $53.64B
South Korea $46.37B
Japan $45.99B
Italy $33.49B
Australia $32.30B
Canada $26.90B
Israel $23.41B
Spain $20.31B
Poland $16.57B
Netherlands $15.61B
Qatar $15.41B
Singapore $11.69B
Norway $8.39B
Kuwait $8.24B
Greece $8.10B
Sweden $7.72B
Belgium $6.87B
Switzerland $6.15B
Oman $5.78B
Chile $5.57B
Denmark $5.47B
Finland $4.82B
Czech Republic $4.01B
Austria $3.63B
Portugal $3.50B
New Zealand $2.83B
Argentina $2.58B
Hungary $2.57B
Slovak Republic $1.99B
Lithuania $1.73B
Bahrain $1.38B
Uruguay $1.38B
Croatia $1.31B
Ireland $1.16B
Latvia $0.85B
Estonia $0.81B
Slovenia $0.74B
Luxembourg $0.56B
Cyprus $0.49B
Brunei $0.44B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.20B
Malta $0.09B
Seychelles $0.03B
Iceland $0.00B
Panama $0.00B
Oman Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $5.78B 5.17%
2021 $5.78B 6.56%
2020 $6.10B 8.03%
2019 $6.55B 7.44%
2018 $7.57B 8.27%
2017 $6.80B 8.41%
2016 $7.94B 10.56%
2015 $7.53B 9.57%
2014 $8.21B 8.86%
2013 $8.77B 9.75%
2012 $9.25B 10.58%
2011 $5.00B 6.45%
2010 $3.67B 5.65%
2009 $3.37B 6.07%
2008 $3.46B 4.96%
2007 $3.24B 6.72%
2006 $3.02B 7.10%
2005 $2.74B 7.71%
2004 $2.23B 7.86%
2003 $1.97B 7.96%
2002 $1.87B 8.10%
2001 $1.82B 8.20%
2000 $1.58B 7.09%
1999 $1.34B 7.52%
1998 $1.32B 8.22%
1997 $1.48B 9.36%
1996 $1.44B 9.41%
1995 $1.51B 10.97%
1994 $1.52B 11.77%
1993 $1.44B 11.53%
1992 $1.52B 12.18%
1991 $1.25B 11.06%
1990 $1.45B 12.39%
1989 $1.17B 12.50%
1988 $1.15B 13.70%
1987 $1.14B 13.20%
1986 $1.31B 15.87%
1985 $1.62B 15.56%
1984 $1.58B 16.89%
1983 $1.46B 17.16%
1982 $1.26B 16.67%
1981 $1.13B 15.71%
1980 $0.88B 14.91%
1979 $0.58B 15.64%
1978 $0.57B 20.95%
1977 $0.51B 18.78%
1976 $0.59B 23.01%
1975 $0.52B 24.96%
1974 $0.26B 15.53%
1973 $0.09B 18.60%
1972 $0.05B 14.86%
1971 $0.03B 9.65%