Lower middle income vs Somalia: Trade
Lower middle income
46.6%
in 2025
Somalia
128.1%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
39th
Somalia rank
40th
Trade over time
- Lower middle income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 128.1% against 46.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 81.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 40th of 43 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 38.5% | 17.3% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 24.7% | 51.1% | 26.4% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 65.6% | 37.6% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 42.3% | 11.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 77.2% | 28.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 101.2% | 54.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade, Lower middle income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 128.1% against 46.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade between Lower middle income and Somalia?
- 81.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Somalia rank globally for trade?
- Lower middle income ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 40th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.