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About

Canada-Somalia Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $2.04M to Somalia. The main products that Canada exported to Somalia were Fork-Lifts ($371k), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($330k), and Other Edible Preparations ($250k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.6%, from $4.76M in 2017 to $2.04M in 2022.

In 2022, Canada did not export any services to Somalia.

Somalia-Canada Trade: In 2022, Somalia exported $317k to Canada. The main products that Somalia exported to Canada were Essential Oils ($173k), Processed Crustaceans ($55.6k), and Ball Bearings ($25.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 5.78%,  from $240k in 2017 to $317k in 2022.

In 2022, Somalia did not export any services to Canada.

Comparison In 2022,  Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92),  and 9 in total exports ($587B). That same year, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Canada exported $2.04M to Somalia. The main products exported from Canada to Somalia were Fork-Lifts ($371k), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($330k), and Other Edible Preparations ($250k). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.6%, from $4.76M in 2017 to $2.04M in 2022.

In 2017, Somalia exported $317k to Canada. The main products exported from Somalia to Canada were Essential Oils ($173k), Processed Crustaceans ($55.6k), and Ball Bearings ($25.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 5.78%, from $240k in 2022 to $317k in 2017.

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Somalia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Somalia (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B
Somalia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$283M

This map shows whether countries import more from Canada or Somalia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Canada and Somalia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Somalia included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Canada included Oman ($173M).

Difference in imports from Somalia (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Canada - Somalia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Canada and Somalia by product, considering products traded by both, Canada and Somalia.

During 2022, Canada had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of Machines ($978k), Transportation ($341k), and Foodstuffs ($250k).

During 2017, Somalia had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Chemical Products ($181k), Foodstuffs ($58k), and Machines ($44.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Canada Somalia+$726kCars
Top Product Potential Somalia Canada+$82.8kEssential Oils

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Canada and Somalia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Somalia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Somalia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada.

Product Space of Canada (Flag) and Somalia (Flag) (2022)

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