Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Somalia
Somalia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Somalia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Somalia peaked at 10.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
Somalia ranks 126th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1961 | 8.4% | +30.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -95.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +548.3% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -60.6% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +271.6% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | -16.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -67.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +107.6% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +131.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -83.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -24.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -37.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +65.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +147.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -57.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +192.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -75.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +57.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +71.7% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -73.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +51.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +38.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +460.4% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +126.3% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -57.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -81.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +49.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -46.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +132.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -84.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +155.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -71.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +350.7% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +1573.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -92.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +94.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -50.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1573.8% | 0.6% | 10.1% |
| 1966 | +548.3% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | +460.4% | 0.7% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in in Somalia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Somalia was 0.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Somalia ranks 126th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.