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117%CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Somalia Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $10.8M to Somalia. The main products that Netherlands exported to Somalia were Concentrated Milk ($1.63M), Packaged Medicaments ($1.47M), and Used Clothing ($719k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.96%, from $15.5M in 2018 to $10.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Netherlands did not export any services to Somalia.

Somalia-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Somalia exported $46.6k to Netherlands. The main products that Somalia exported to Netherlands were Trunks and Cases ($43.5k), Knit Sweaters ($1.71k), and Computers ($1.33k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 168%,  from $339 in 2018 to $46.6k in 2023.

In 2023, Somalia did not export any services to Netherlands.

Comparison In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08),  and 9 in total exports ($599B). That same year, Somalia ranked 161 in total exports ($1.03B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Netherlands exported $10.8M to Somalia. The main products exported from Netherlands to Somalia were Concentrated Milk ($1.63M), Packaged Medicaments ($1.47M), and Used Clothing ($719k). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.96%, from $15.5M in 2018 to $10.8M in 2023.

In 2018, Somalia exported $46.6k to Netherlands. The main products exported from Somalia to Netherlands were Trunks and Cases ($43.5k), Knit Sweaters ($1.71k), and Computers ($1.33k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 168%, from $339 in 2023 to $46.6k in 2018.

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Somalia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Somalia (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
Somalia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$360M

This map shows whether countries import more from Netherlands or Somalia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Netherlands and Somalia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Somalia included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Somalia than Netherlands included Djibouti ($84.2M).

Difference in imports from Somalia (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Somalia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Netherlands and Somalia by product, considering products traded by both, Netherlands and Somalia.

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of Animal Products ($2.89M), Chemical Products ($2.01M), and Machines ($1.7M).

During 2018, Somalia had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Animal Hides ($43.5k), Textiles ($1.71k), and Machines ($1.33k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Netherlands Somalia+$2.14MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Somalia Netherlands+$213kOther Oily Seeds

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Netherlands and Somalia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Somalia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Somalia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

Product Space of Netherlands (Flag) and Somalia (Flag) (2023)

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