Export value index in Somalia
Somalia: Export value index was 166 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export value index in Somalia, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 166 2015 = 100 for export value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export value index in Somalia peaked at 166 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4 2015 = 100, in 2007.
Somalia ranks 72nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Export value index in Somalia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 49.1 2015 = 100 | +69.3% |
| 2007 | 27.4 2015 = 100 | -44.2% |
| 2008 | 31.7 2015 = 100 | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 40.7 2015 = 100 | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 53.4 2015 = 100 | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 70.1 2015 = 100 | +31.3% |
| 2012 | 69.6 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 93.1 2015 = 100 | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 100.8 2015 = 100 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.4 2015 = 100 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 69.7 2015 = 100 | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 80.2 2015 = 100 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 85.6 2015 = 100 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 77 2015 = 100 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 75.4 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 109.9 2015 = 100 | +45.8% |
| 2023 | 148.7 2015 = 100 | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 166 2015 = 100 | +11.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 166 2015 = 100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 159.75 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 166 2015 = 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.5 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.58 2015 = 100 | 27.4 2015 = 100 | 49.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.49 2015 = 100 | 53.4 2015 = 100 | 100.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.4 2015 = 100 | 75.4 2015 = 100 | 166 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More private sector data for Somalia
- Merchandise trade 40.2% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (1982)
- Manufactures imports 54.7% (1982)
- Merchandise imports 3.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 93.7% (1982)
- Manufactures exports 1.3% (1982)
- Merchandise exports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 66.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export value index in Somalia?
- Export value index in Somalia was 166 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export value index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 166 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest export value index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 2015 = 100 in 2007.
- How does Somalia rank for export value index?
- Somalia ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export value index rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.