Merchandise trade in Somalia
Somalia: Merchandise trade was 40.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Somalia, 1989–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Somalia stood at 40.2%.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Somalia peaked at 67.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 142nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 43.9% | — |
| 1990 | 52.7% | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | -31.6% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | -34.9% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +97.5% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +51.7% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 45.7% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 40.2% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 13.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 10.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 39.9% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 40.2% | 47.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More private sector data for Somalia
- 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$), annual growth rate -11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 199.95 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Somalia?
- Merchandise trade in Somalia was 40.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for merchandise trade?
- Somalia ranks 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.