Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 8.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Somalia, 1962–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 8.6% for value of imports from china as a share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Somalia peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
Somalia ranks 22nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1% | — |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +1030.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -80.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +257.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | -38.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | -35.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +260.4% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | +333.9% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -63.2% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +135.2% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -52.2% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -69.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +38.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +84.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -56.1% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +353.1% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -44.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -90.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +895.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -92.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +125.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -83.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -72.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +166.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +188.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +68.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +64.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +79.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +54.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +236.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +35.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 4.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 142.98 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 653.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29,747 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Somalia?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Somalia was 8.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Somalia rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).