Mali vs Somalia: Share of imports that come from China
Mali
25.8%
in 2025
Somalia
26.2%
in 2025
Mali rank
46th
Somalia rank
43rd
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 26.2% against 25.8% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Somalia ahead.
Mali ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 3.4% | 8.7% | Mali |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 7.7% | 2.1% | Mali |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | Mali |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 15.0% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 26.7% | 9.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 26.2% against 25.8% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Mali and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Mali ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.