Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 61.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Somalia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 61.1% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Somalia peaked at 66.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2005.
That places Somalia 139th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.2% | — |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | -1.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 61.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 76.4%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 61.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.7%, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 39.5% | 61.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 56.9% | 66.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -39.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 55,005 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Somalia?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Somalia was 61.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Somalia ranks 139th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).