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Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Somalia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Somalia in 2025 — 40.25%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 189. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 3.69 pp.

2025 40.25% −5.35 pp vs 2024
World rank 135of 189
Period maximum 67.27%2011
Period minimum 9.96%2000

Trend over time

1989–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Somalia, 1989–202502040608019891993199720012005200920132017202120251989: 43.93%1990: 52.75%1991: 36.07%1992: 50.33%1993: 32.77%1994: 30.31%1995: 27.17%1996: 26.5%1997: 20.44%1998: 12.96%1999: 13.17%2000: 9.96%2001: 12.78%2002: 16.69%2003: 13.89%2004: 12.38%2005: 12.3%2006: 16.73%2007: 12.98%2008: 17.65%2009: 34.86%2010: 52.91%2011: 67.27%2012: 48.39%2013: 48.92%2014: 47.24%2015: 46.1%2016: 40.63%2017: 39.94%2018: 40.42%2019: 43.67%2020: 46.57%2021: 45.78%2022: 47.92%2023: 45.7%2024: 45.59%2025: 40.25%
Change over the period: −3.69 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 40.25%
World 43.89%
Sub-Saharan Africa 44.53%
Eastern Africa computed 37.9%
Low-income countries computed 39.9%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.25 −5.35 pp
2024 45.59 −0.11 pp
2023 45.7 −2.22 pp
2022 47.92 +2.14 pp
2021 45.78 −0.79 pp
2020 46.57 +2.9 pp
2019 43.67 +3.25 pp
2018 40.42 +0.48 pp
2017 39.94 −0.69 pp
2016 40.63 −5.47 pp
2015 46.1 −1.14 pp
2014 47.24 −1.69 pp
2013 48.92 +0.54 pp
2012 48.39 −18.89 pp
2011 67.27 +14.37 pp
2010 52.91 +18.04 pp
2009 34.86 +17.21 pp
2008 17.65 +4.67 pp
2007 12.98 −3.75 pp
2006 16.73 +4.43 pp
2005 12.3 −0.09 pp
2004 12.38 −1.5 pp
2003 13.89 −2.8 pp
2002 16.69 +3.91 pp
2001 12.78 +2.82 pp
2000 9.96 −3.2 pp
1999 13.17 +0.2 pp
1998 12.96 −7.48 pp
1997 20.44 −6.06 pp
1996 26.5 −0.67 pp
1995 27.17 −3.14 pp
1994 30.31 −2.46 pp
1993 32.77 −17.56 pp
1992 50.33 +14.26 pp
1991 36.07 −16.68 pp
1990 52.75 +8.82 pp
1989 43.93 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 267.14 ZM Zambia 91.71 SC Seychelles 86.72 MZ Mozambique 77.49 MU Mauritius 57.42 UG Uganda 49.85 RW Rwanda 45.93 BI Burundi 45.17 SO Somalia 40.25 MG Madagascar 39.44 ZW Zimbabwe 38.7 SS South Sudan 37.16 MW Malawi 30.89 ER Eritrea 29.36 TZ Tanzania 27.47 ET Ethiopia 24.21 KM Comoros 23.09 KE Kenya 22.23
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Somalia

Trade Trade openness

Exports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.

Somalia by year Trade Merchandise exports

Exports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Somalia by year Trade Merchandise imports

Imports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Somalia by year Trade Trade balance

The difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.

Somalia by year
All indicators for Somalia