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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 13.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 40.64 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.43 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1963	3.36
1964	3.15
1967	6.54
1968	3.14
1969	2.20
1970	2.90
1971	2.70
1972	1.67
1973	1.43
1974	2.28
1975	4.78
1976	19.59
1977	3.93
1978	12.85
1980	12.13
1981	14.06
1982	22.84
1983	8.35
1984	18.01
1985	24.31
1986	15.18
1987	11.07
1988	10.13
1989	11.94
1990	12.32
1991	23.33
1992	23.62
1993	30.02
1994	28.92
1995	37.84
1996	31.08
1997	30.15
1998	37.49
1999	35.29
2000	31.32
2001	29.64
2002	28.91
2003	35.36
2004	35.12
2005	40.28
2006	34.70
2007	35.28
2008	31.95
2009	39.87
2010	33.04
2011	38.00
2012	37.80
2013	40.64
2014	30.81
2015	24.44
2016	16.34
2017	18.66
2018	18.25
2019	17.33
2020	13.05

Merchandise imports (current US$)

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year	Value
2020	1,170,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 16.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 99.62 in 1966, while its lowest value was 14.33 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1962	58.99
1963	51.79
1964	54.73
1965	51.72
1966	99.62
1967	83.33
1968	68.97
1969	70.08
1970	67.45
1971	63.06
1972	60.16
1973	49.96
1974	47.99
1975	48.68
1976	70.45
1977	64.41
1978	73.12
1980	80.95
1981	82.87
1982	80.00
1983	88.08
1984	85.76
1985	82.00
1986	78.73
1987	85.40
1988	72.42
1989	79.65
1990	74.20
1991	50.71
1992	44.11
1993	55.77
1994	39.95
1995	26.90
1996	19.94
1997	17.96
1998	14.33
1999	14.99
2000	48.39
2001	42.28
2002	39.71
2003	39.56
2004	40.17
2005	39.43
2006	37.59
2007	36.88
2008	38.25
2009	28.98
2010	25.81
2011	29.67
2012	34.89
2013	40.67
2014	31.19
2015	25.48
2016	21.08
2017	27.65
2018	22.25
2019	24.09
2020	16.90

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 56.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 70.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1962	18.78
1963	19.51
1964	19.29
1965	16.02
1967	14.38
1968	13.00
1969	8.73
1970	7.57
1971	16.21
1972	17.94
1973	20.78
1974	12.44
1975	17.77
1976	7.24
1977	13.92
1978	17.15
1980	10.95
1981	8.82
1982	7.75
1983	4.00
1984	9.10
1985	11.02
1986	13.99
1987	9.73
1988	19.89
1989	14.80
1990	15.27
1991	27.78
1992	29.57
1993	22.27
1994	34.36
1995	46.11
1996	54.32
1997	60.66
1998	60.80
1999	61.09
2000	33.16
2001	42.48
2002	35.91
2003	40.09
2004	46.08
2005	42.29
2006	41.67
2007	39.25
2008	33.62
2009	50.88
2010	48.91
2011	52.63
2012	46.05
2013	44.65
2014	58.31
2015	64.88
2016	69.19
2017	63.30
2018	70.00
2019	68.67
2020	56.81

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 26.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 32.96 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.51 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1962	4.76
1963	6.95
1964	8.91
1965	8.92
1967	2.94
1968	5.31
1969	3.10
1970	1.74
1971	9.22
1972	9.99
1973	19.25
1974	10.86
1975	12.92
1976	4.13
1977	10.95
1978	3.47
1980	3.09
1981	2.53
1982	5.56
1983	1.51
1984	3.66
1985	6.55
1986	4.28
1987	4.16
1988	10.53
1989	7.79
1990	7.96
1991	9.26
1992	8.67
1993	3.29
1994	3.98
1995	4.91
1996	1.77
1997	2.49
1998	4.05
1999	9.30
2000	14.92
2001	16.14
2002	9.78
2003	9.26
2004	8.85
2005	9.03
2006	8.72
2007	9.61
2008	10.01
2009	13.46
2010	11.52
2011	9.91
2012	10.93
2013	14.66
2014	20.99
2015	23.92
2016	27.52
2017	27.97
2018	32.96
2019	31.18
2020	26.94

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 7.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 12.49 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	0.19
1972	0.11
1976	0.16
1977	0.14
1978	0.00
1980	0.50
1981	0.01
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1987	0.63
1988	0.23
1989	0.16
1994	0.00
1996	11.76
1997	12.49
1999	0.04
2000	0.37
2001	0.14
2002	0.17
2003	0.09
2004	0.47
2005	1.44
2006	0.41
2007	0.48
2008	1.34
2009	2.26
2010	0.65
2011	3.37
2012	3.69
2013	4.33
2014	4.12
2015	4.55
2016	6.89
2017	7.62
2018	8.13
2019	9.42
2020	7.59

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 1.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 14.93 in 2001, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1962	0.26
1972	2.12
1976	0.45
1977	0.00
1978	2.51
1981	0.01
1982	0.00
1983	0.00
1984	1.34
1985	1.00
1986	4.87
1987	0.37
1988	1.23
1989	0.70
1990	0.33
1991	0.01
1992	1.78
1993	1.11
1994	7.24
1995	7.13
1996	6.06
1997	9.37
1998	10.15
1999	14.64
2000	8.67
2001	14.93
2002	11.39
2003	8.74
2004	14.43
2005	11.93
2006	11.97
2007	0.03
2008	1.11
2009	8.17
2010	8.11
2011	0.55
2012	0.96
2013	1.50
2014	1.58
2015	2.17
2016	4.17
2017	2.98
2018	2.49
2019	0.73
2020	1.91

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 4.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 31.40 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.77 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1962	7.14
1963	5.83
1964	4.45
1965	3.45
1967	9.15
1968	3.65
1969	2.23
1970	3.60
1971	3.49
1972	2.42
1973	0.77
1974	1.16
1975	4.51
1976	2.24
1977	1.45
1978	7.27
1980	4.53
1981	5.02
1982	1.86
1983	1.80
1984	2.77
1985	2.03
1986	4.46
1987	3.21
1988	6.18
1989	5.07
1990	5.97
1991	17.49
1992	18.08
1993	16.85
1994	21.49
1995	24.90
1996	24.38
1997	24.49
1998	31.40
1999	30.10
2000	4.72
2001	4.51
2002	5.39
2003	6.06
2004	6.53
2005	8.07
2006	5.22
2007	7.23
2008	6.04
2009	15.45
2010	11.72
2011	14.77
2012	8.90
2013	7.35
2014	8.76
2015	8.79
2016	3.30
2017	3.14
2018	6.48
2019	4.09
2020	4.87

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 15.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 27.31 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.26 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1962	6.61
1963	6.73
1964	5.75
1965	3.65
1967	2.29
1968	4.04
1969	3.39
1970	2.23
1971	3.49
1972	3.30
1973	0.75
1974	0.43
1975	0.34
1976	0.26
1977	1.37
1978	3.89
1980	2.83
1981	1.24
1982	0.34
1983	0.68
1984	1.32
1985	1.44
1986	0.38
1987	1.36
1988	1.72
1989	1.08
1990	1.02
1991	1.03
1992	1.04
1993	1.02
1994	1.63
1995	9.17
1996	10.35
1997	11.82
1998	15.20
1999	7.02
2000	4.48
2001	6.76
2002	9.19
2003	15.94
2004	15.81
2005	11.82
2006	15.36
2007	21.90
2008	15.12
2009	11.53
2010	16.91
2011	24.03
2012	21.56
2013	16.80
2014	22.87
2015	25.45
2016	27.31
2017	21.59
2018	19.94
2019	23.25
2020	15.51

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 26.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 28.13 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.27 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1962	7.67
1963	9.42
1964	1.67
1965	10.14
1967	1.31
1968	6.55
1969	7.84
1970	8.01
1971	7.64
1972	7.07
1973	5.82
1974	6.86
1975	6.77
1976	8.12
1977	5.72
1978	8.13
1980	6.35
1981	7.93
1982	10.21
1983	1.27
1984	3.89
1985	4.64
1986	2.33
1987	2.69
1988	4.30
1989	2.11
1990	5.33
1991	8.77
1992	15.11
1993	16.19
1994	15.23
1995	16.62
1996	16.92
1997	12.42
1998	13.32
1999	12.91
2000	18.45
2001	15.24
2002	24.37
2003	20.35
2004	13.75
2005	18.29
2006	20.74
2007	23.86
2008	28.13
2009	20.14
2010	25.28
2011	17.69
2012	19.06
2013	14.68
2014	10.50
2015	9.63
2016	9.73
2017	9.05
2018	7.74
2019	7.24
2020	26.28

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 32.70 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1962	14.55
1963	19.28
1964	24.30
1965	22.11
1966	0.38
1967	0.98
1968	11.48
1969	13.35
1970	16.96
1971	13.09
1972	14.83
1973	23.44
1974	32.70
1975	26.78
1976	14.20
1977	15.95
1978	1.60
1980	1.74
1981	0.38
1982	2.04
1983	6.65
1984	1.25
1985	2.34
1986	4.95
1987	2.18
1988	3.38
1989	3.44
1990	5.20
1991	12.74
1992	11.21
1993	5.77
1994	10.46
1995	10.36
1996	8.82
1997	8.96
1998	11.55
1999	11.01
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	0.00
2010	0.00
2011	0.00
2012	0.00
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	0.00
2016	0.00
2017	0.00
2018	0.00
2019	0.00
2020	0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Somalia was $4,184,107,000 as of 2020. Over the past 58 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,184,107,000 in 2020 and $26,600,000 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1962	$37,800,000
1963	$44,600,000
1964	$53,900,000
1965	$49,300,000
1966	$26,600,000
1967	$30,600,000
1968	$47,570,000
1969	$51,770,000
1970	$45,105,000
1971	$62,659,000
1972	$77,562,000
1973	$107,952,000
1974	$127,406,000
1975	$162,217,000
1976	$155,657,000
1977	$227,391,000
1978	$241,336,000
1980	$347,838,000
1981	$511,737,000
1982	$330,037,000
1983	$348,816,000
1984	$256,243,000
1985	$238,983,000
1986	$284,077,000
1987	$459,640,200
1988	$298,264,400
1989	$399,407,600
1990	$394,437,200
1991	$161,125,500
1992	$227,149,100
1993	$291,574,800
1994	$297,459,800
1995	$244,738,600
1996	$282,884,400
1997	$290,715,000
1998	$257,198,200
1999	$285,037,700
2000	$229,738,400
2001	$219,833,600
2002	$257,234,100
2003	$262,323,400
2004	$327,886,800
2005	$399,116,000
2006	$545,279,200
2007	$562,097,200
2008	$874,215,100
2009	$768,209,900
2010	$831,028,700
2011	$1,248,173,000
2012	$1,297,579,000
2013	$1,514,464,000
2014	$1,694,009,000
2015	$1,844,602,000
2016	$2,091,836,000
2017	$2,505,941,000
2018	$2,614,151,000
2019	$3,066,792,000
2020	$4,184,107,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Somalia was 26.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 28.13 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.27 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1962	7.67
1963	9.42
1964	1.67
1965	10.14
1967	1.31
1968	6.55
1969	7.84
1970	8.01
1971	7.64
1972	7.07
1973	5.82
1974	6.86
1975	6.77
1976	8.12
1977	5.72
1978	8.13
1980	6.35
1981	7.93
1982	10.21
1983	1.27
1984	3.89
1985	4.64
1986	2.33
1987	2.69
1988	4.30
1989	2.11
1990	5.33
1991	8.77
1992	15.11
1993	16.19
1994	15.23
1995	16.62
1996	16.92
1997	12.42
1998	13.32
1999	12.91
2000	18.45
2001	15.24
2002	24.37
2003	20.35
2004	13.75
2005	18.29
2006	20.74
2007	23.86
2008	28.13
2009	20.14
2010	25.28
2011	17.69
2012	19.06
2013	14.68
2014	10.50
2015	9.63
2016	9.73
2017	9.05
2018	7.74
2019	7.24
2020	26.28

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports