Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 199.95 current US$ per person in 2025. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Somalia, 1989β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Somalia is 199.95 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Somalia peaked at 233.46 current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.18 current US$ per person, in 2001.
Somalia ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.08 current US$ per person | 56.08 current US$ per person | 56.08 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.35 current US$ per person | 23.63 current US$ per person | 55.63 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.64 current US$ per person | 22.18 current US$ per person | 71.42 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.09 current US$ per person | 87.02 current US$ per person | 200.24 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 215.73 current US$ per person | 199.95 current US$ per person | 233.46 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 189 Guinea-Bissau 217.38 current US$ per person compare
- 190 Sierra Leone 214.63 current US$ per person compare
- 191 Tanzania 209.93 current US$ per person compare
- 193 Nigeria 174.51 current US$ per person compare
- 194 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 169.87 current US$ per person compare
- 195 Malawi 164.79 current US$ per person compare
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$), annual growth rate -11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Somalia?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Somalia was 199.95 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 233.46 current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.18 current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Somalia rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.