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Somalia — Trade & Compliance

Somalia's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

1
trade agreements
1
cargo treaties

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Somalia beyond logistics?
Browse databook

Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Saudi Arabia69.2%
  2. 2India6.8%
  3. 3Qatar4.4%
  4. 4Türkiye4.2%
  5. 5Bahrain3.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China30.3%
  2. 2India25.1%
  3. 3Türkiye11.1%
  4. 4Brazil4.8%
  5. 5Kenya4.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Live animals77.4%
  2. 2Oil seeds5.3%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances3.3%
  4. 4Iron & steel2.5%
  5. 5Lac, gums, resins2.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Sugars14.1%
  2. 2Cereals9.4%
  3. 3Electrical machinery5.2%
  4. 4Cereal/flour preparations4.7%
  5. 5Machinery & mechanical appliances4.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Saudi Arabia+50.52pp
  2. 2India+4.60pp
  3. 3Türkiye+3.78pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−40.36pp
  2. 2Oman−25.80pp
  3. 3Bulgaria−2.72pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Live animals+29.29pp
  2. 2Oil seeds+3.89pp
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances+3.24pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−35.06pp
  2. 2Fish & seafood−4.07pp
  3. 3Lac, gums, resins−2.72pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 1 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1978176 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 1 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
SOS
Somali Shilling
ISO numeric 7062 minor units
ISO 4217

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
1
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
16
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeAL-SHABAABMohammed Hassan IbrahimMaxamed Cabdullaah Ciise

17 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Raw milk of camel
1M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
gypsum and plaster
1.5K tonnes (metric)
BGS · 1999
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 63 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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