Somalia vs Turkmenistan: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Somalia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 40.8% against 40.2% in Somalia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 142nd and Turkmenistan ranks 139th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 93.8% | 67.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 104.8% | 88.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 54.3% | 6.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 45.0% | 0.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Somalia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 40.8% against 40.2% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Somalia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.6%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkmenistan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Turkmenistan rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Somalia ranks 142nd and Turkmenistan ranks 139th 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.