Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia
Somalia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 85.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia stood at 85.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia peaked at 99.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2007.
That places Somalia 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.8% | — |
| 1961 | 88.6% | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 90.2% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 88.0% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 93.7% | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 86.9% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 91.5% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 98.8% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 96.4% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 92.0% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 94.0% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 92.9% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.1% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 96.3% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 94.2% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.6% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 91.3% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 95.4% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 95.4% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 61.2% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 68.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 71.7% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -39.4% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -3.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 85.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 85.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +43.1% | 41.9% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.3% | 86.9% | 98.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 95.0% | 92.0% | 98.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 91.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 61.2% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 41.9% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 71.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 80.9% | 88.4% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Somalia was 85.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2007.
- How does Somalia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Somalia ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.