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Your guide to exporting from and investing in Somalia.
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Export from Somalia
What Somalia sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$1.06 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Somalia by destination, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Invest in Somalia
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$834 million
Source: UNCTAD, UNCTADstat foreign direct investment, Somalia, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
12
Promote:Somalia is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Somalia at a glance
PopulationEstimate
19.7 million
The population was 19,654,739 in 2025.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, Somalia population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDPEstimate
US$13 billion
GDP was US$13.0 billion in 2025 at current prices, per the World Bank.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, Somalia GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per personEstimate
US$661
GDP per person was US$661 in 2025 at current prices, per the World Bank.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, Somalia GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growthEstimate
3.0%
Real GDP growth was 3.0 percent in 2025, per the World Bank.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, Somalia real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
6.8%
Consumer prices rose 6.8 percent over the twelve months to September 2026.
Source: Somali National Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index, September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.