
Since 2018, Oman has witnessed a notable 31% increase in health sector exports, totaling RO37 million. Concurrently, the import figures for the health sector have displayed an upward trajectory, with data indicating a growth in total transaction volume through the end of 2022.
According to a report from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), Oman's healthcare-related exports, encompassing various items, reached a value of RO37,859,552 in 2022. Import values rose to RO287,078,165, reflecting a 21% increase since 2018.
Oman's re-export activity experienced a robust 42% surge since 2018, reaching a monetary value of RO8,631,049. Consequently, the total value of health sector transactions in 2022 surpassed RO1 billion.
At current prices, the total health activity in Oman between 2018 and 2022 increased by 31%, reaching RO1,122,400,000 by the end of 2022. The total production value in the sector until the same period amounted to approximately RO1,450,800,000, constituting 2.7% of the Sultanate's GDP.
Expenditure for the production of healthcare items in Oman totaled RO328.4 million. In 2022, the country's health sector expenditure accounted for 14.4% of the total expenditure, up from 12.4% in 2018. Health sector revenues constituted 1.5% of the total government revenues (non-oil) in 2022, compared to 1.2% in 2018.
Oman currently boasts 91 government and private hospitals and 975 private pharmacies. The total number of hospital beds stands at 14.7 per 10,000 population. Per capita hospital visits decreased from 3.4 in 2018 to 3 in 2022.
The NCSI report reveals that the number of healthcare staff in both government and private health institutions reached 58,838, with 19.1 doctors and 43.1 nurses deployed for every 10,000 people. The clinical strength of hospitals decreased by 1.5% between 2018 and 2022, while bed occupancy fell to 59.5% in 2022 from 60.6% in 2018, indicating a decline in the number of patients requiring hospitalization.