Somalia vs Turkey: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Somalia
- Turkey
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 40.2% against 40.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 142nd and Turkey ranks 143rd of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.9% | 25.6% | 18.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 25.8% | 4.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 37.7% | 21.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 44.6% | 2.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 52.9% | 7.6% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Somalia or Turkey?
- Somalia, at 40.2% against 40.0% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Somalia and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Somalia ranks 142nd and Turkey ranks 143rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.