Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Somalia
Somalia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 15.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Somalia, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Somalia is 15.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Somalia peaked at 100.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2023.
That places Somalia 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 69.0% | — |
| 1963 | 64.2% | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 72.5% | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 66.4% | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +50.6% |
| 1967 | 84.2% | -15.8% |
| 1968 | 77.9% | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 80.9% | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 72.6% | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 70.8% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 65.3% | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 71.3% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 66.5% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 82.3% | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 76.8% | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 74.3% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 82.9% | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 94.4% | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 86.8% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 83.9% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 87.3% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 75.0% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 82.5% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 78.3% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 58.1% | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | -32.7% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | -27.1% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +164.5% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -27.4% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 15.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.4%, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 15.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +164.5% | 16.8% | 44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 64.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 73.4% | 65.3% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 75.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 16.2% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 27.9% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 20.1% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.8% | 19.9% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Somalia?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Somalia was 15.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Somalia ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.