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About

Tanzania-Somalia Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $1.07M to Somalia. The main products that Tanzania exported to Somalia were Beauty Products ($561k), Fruit Juice ($200k), and Flavored Water ($107k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.07%, from $1.19M in 2017 to $1.07M in 2022.

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

Somalia-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Somalia exported $30k to Tanzania. The main products that Somalia exported to Tanzania were Crustaceans ($27.2k), Processed Crustaceans ($1.68k), and Scarves ($1.13k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 470%,  from $5 in 2017 to $30k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08),  and 104 in total exports ($10B). 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, Tanzania exported $1.07M to Somalia. The main products exported from Tanzania to Somalia were Beauty Products ($561k), Fruit Juice ($200k), and Flavored Water ($107k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.07%, from $1.19M in 2017 to $1.07M in 2022.

In 2017, Somalia exported $30k to Tanzania. The main products exported from Somalia to Tanzania were Crustaceans ($27.2k), Processed Crustaceans ($1.68k), and Scarves ($1.13k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 470%, from $5 in 2022 to $30k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania (Flag) and Somalia (Flag)

Tanzania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B
Somalia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$283M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Somalia included India ($2.73B), South Africa ($939M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.07B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Tanzania included Oman ($173M), Cote d'Ivoire ($1.46M), and Argentina ($987k).

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

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Somalia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Tanzania had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of Chemical Products ($565k), Foodstuffs ($307k), and Mineral Products ($95.3k).

During 2017, Somalia had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Animal Products ($27.2k), Foodstuffs ($1.68k), and Textiles ($1.13k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania Somalia+$127kFlavored Water
Top Product Potential Somalia Tanzania+$8.51kCrustaceans

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 Tanzania and Somalia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Tanzania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Somalia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Somalia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tanzania.

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

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