Somalia: Imports, billion dollars

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 Somalia

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 12.84
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 2.01
 Min - Max 0.03 - 12.84
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2025 is 12.84 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 11.86 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Somalia from 1960 to 2025 is 2.01 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.03 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 12.84 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Somalia - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1960-2025




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Trade openness 128.06 2025 percent
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 Growth of exports -1.20 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 98.81 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 12.84 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 6.39 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.77 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 1989 million dollars (current)
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -69.57 2025 percent
 Reserves 0.02 1989 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 2.95 1983 percent
 Remittances 21.70 1983 million U.S. dollars
 External debt 27.56 2023 percent
 Short-term external debt 21.54 2023 percent
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