Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Somalia
Somalia: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 266 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Somalia, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Somalia stood at 266 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Somalia peaked at 423 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89 %, in 2008.
Somalia ranks 11th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 120 % | — |
| 2001 | 113 % | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 103 % | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 102 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 101 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 95 % | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 98 % | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 94 % | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 89 % | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 96 % | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 126 % | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 201 % | +59.5% |
| 2012 | 246 % | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 267 % | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 252 % | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 278 % | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 316 % | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 341 % | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 345 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 364 % | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 423 % | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 379 % | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 266 % | -29.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 266 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 5.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 266 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 9.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.1 % | 89 % | 120 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 273.6 % | 126 % | 364 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 356 % | 266 % | 423 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 8 Grenada 305 % compare
- 9 Samoa 301 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 15 % compare
- 10 French Polynesia 275 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12 % compare
- 10 Melanesia 12 % compare
- 12 Dominica 264 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11 % compare
- 13 Comoros 243 % compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 11 % compare
- 13 Türkiye 7 % compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 231 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Somalia?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Somalia was 266 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 423 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 % in 2008.
- How does Somalia rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.