Low income vs Somalia: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Low income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 98.8% against 33.9% in Low income, a difference of 64.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.9 times Low income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.5% | 60.8% | 28.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 79.5% | 47.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Low income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 98.8% against 33.9% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Low income and Somalia?
- 64.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Somalia rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Low income ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.