Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.7514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Somalia, 2013–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.7514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Somalia peaked at 0.7839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Somalia ranks 14th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6321 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.6072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5961 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5889 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5681 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5453 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.7514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.7514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2819 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6321 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5453 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 11 Ireland 0.8217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Cyprus 0.807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Vietnam 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.7383 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 0.7039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Namibia 0.6878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Somalia?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Somalia was 0.7514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.