Value of imported goods and services in Somalia
Somalia: Value of imported goods and services was 9.76 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services in Somalia, 2013–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods and services in Somalia stood at 9.76 billion constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 166.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services in Somalia peaked at 9.76 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.20 billion constant 2015 US$, in 2013.
Somalia ranks 114th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.99 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.20 billion constant 2015 US$ | 4.69 billion constant 2015 US$ | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.11 billion constant 2015 US$ | 4.89 billion constant 2015 US$ | 9.76 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 111 Armenia 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 112 North Macedonia 10.24 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 113 Cameroon 10.18 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 115 Mauritius 9.62 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 116 Gabon 9.28 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 117 Moldova 8.53 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -69.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 465.44 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 3.9% (1990)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 9.15 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 465.44 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 30,104 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 186.13 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 6.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 71.94 billion current LCU (1990)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 37.94 million current US$ (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services in Somalia?
- Value of imported goods and services in Somalia was 9.76 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.20 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for value of imported goods and services?
- Somalia ranks 114th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and market services received from the rest of the world. This data is expressed in US dollars, adjusted for inflation.