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About

In N/A, United States did not export any services to Somalia.

Somalia-United States Trade: In N/A, Somalia exported $1.54M to United States. The main products that Somalia exported to United States were Essential Oils ($635k), Large Construction Vehicles ($265k), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($245k). Over the past N/A years the exports of Somalia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 3.21%,  from $1.31M in N/A to $1.54M in N/A.

In N/A, Somalia did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5),  and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Somalia ranked 161 in total exports ($1.03B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2024, 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.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

United States does not register exports to Somalia. The main products exported from United States to Somalia were Malt Extract ($17.4M), Other Edible Preparations ($5.6M), and Hydraulic Turbines ($5M).

In 2018, Somalia exported $1.54M to United States. The main products exported from Somalia to United States were Essential Oils ($635k), Large Construction Vehicles ($265k), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($245k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 3.21%, from $1.31M in 2023 to $1.54M in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Somalia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Somalia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B
Somalia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$360M

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 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Somalia included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Somalia than from United States.

Difference in imports from Somalia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Somalia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2018, Somalia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Chemical Products ($635k), Machines ($293k), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($245k).

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) (2023)

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