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2022
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Exports $83.8MRnk 164 / 219
2022
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Top Product $17.8MWheat
2022
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Exports $477kRnk 31 / 95
2022
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Top Product $180kOther Pure Vegetable Oils
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$462CURRENT US$
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United States-Somalia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $83.8M to Somalia. The main products that United States exported to Somalia were Wheat ($17.8M), Sorghum ($12.4M), and Other Edible Preparations ($10.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.68%, from $66.7M in 2017 to $83.8M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Somalia.

Somalia-United States Trade: In 2022, Somalia exported $477k to United States. The main products that Somalia exported to United States were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($180k), Insect Resins ($139k), and Jewellery ($76.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.79%,  from $995k in 2017 to $477k in 2022.

In 2022, Somalia did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47),  and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Somalia to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Somalia from the United States.

Latest Trends

July, 2024

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Overview In July 2024, United States exported $2.07M and imported $220k from Somalia, resulting in a positive trade balance of $1.85M. Between July 2023 and July 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-323k (-13.5%) from $2.39M to $2.07M, while imports increased by $180k (461%) from $39.2k to $220k.

Trade In July 2024, the top exports of United States to Somalia were Poultry Meat ($155k), Telephones ($101k), Aircraft Parts ($100k), Other Plastic Products ($94.2k), and Plastic Housewares ($77.8k). In July 2024 the top imports of United States from Somalia were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($690k), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($60.7k), Insect Resins ($18.3k), and Collector's Items ($18.1k).

Origins In July 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Maryland ($624k), Utah ($438k), Texas ($308k), Florida ($208k), and Arizona ($155k), while imports destinations were mainly Texas ($69.8k), Minnesota ($62.1k), Illinois ($44.2k), and Virginia ($43k).

Growth In July 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Somalia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Telephones ($-119k or -54.2%), Cars ($-15.5k or -70.5%), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-1.63k or -16.2%). In July 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Somalia was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($687k or 31.6k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$-323k(-13.5%)
IMPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$180k(461%)
MAIN EXPORTER (July 2024)Maryland$624k

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, United States exported $83.8M to Somalia. The main products exported from United States to Somalia were Wheat ($17.8M), Sorghum ($12.4M), and Other Edible Preparations ($10.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.68%, from $66.7M in 2017 to $83.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Somalia exported $477k to United States. The main products exported from Somalia to United States were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($180k), Insect Resins ($139k), and Jewellery ($76.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.79%, from $995k in 2022 to $477k in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Somalia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Somalia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B
Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$283M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Somalia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Somalia than from United States.

Difference in imports from Somalia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Somalia

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($36.6M), Foodstuffs ($10.3M), and Transportation ($8.44M).

During 2017, Somalia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($180k), Vegetable Products ($154k), and Precious Metals ($79.4k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Somalia+$4.28MTelephones
Top Product Potential Somalia United States+$395kInsect Resins

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 United States and Somalia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Somalia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Somalia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Somalia (Flag) (2022)

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