Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was 4.1 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Somalia, 2014–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Somalia stood at 4.1 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 85.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 28.51 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.5799 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 90th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 5.44 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2016 | 6.21 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 11.17 % change on previous year | +79.7% |
| 2018 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2019 | -0.5799 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 2020 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -941.1% |
| 2021 | 5.78 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 18.78 % change on previous year | +225.0% |
| 2023 | 18.83 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.51 % change on previous year | +51.4% |
| 2025 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.53 % change on previous year | -0.5799 % change on previous year | 11.17 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.48 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 28.51 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 87 Gambia 4.3 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Portugal 4.29 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Uruguay 4.11 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Bhutan 4.09 % change on previous year compare
- 92 United Kingdom 4.06 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Madagascar 4.02 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 765.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -0.3355 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0196 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3.25 includes gold, current US$ per person (1989)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Somalia was 4.1 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.51 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5799 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.