Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Somalia
Somalia: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Somalia, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Somalia stood at 56.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Somalia peaked at 60.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2010.
That places Somalia 165th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.0% | — |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +78.4% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | -0.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 56.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.9%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 56.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.7%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 31.6% | 56.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 50.6% | 60.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 25.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0238 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 15.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 19.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0174 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.47 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Somalia?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Somalia was 56.1% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Somalia ranks 165th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).