— Oman. Gypsum production: 11Mt/yr. Gypsum exports: 8.74Mt/yr. GDP: US$88.2bn (+16%) Population: 4.52m (-17%) Oman has been the leading global exporter of natural gypsum since 2017, when it overtook Thailand. It reached its previous peak, of 9.4Mt, in 2018. Based on its 10-month national production of 8.2Mt between January …