SOMALIA

2012 Ranking: 195th Largest Export Market for U.S. Goods (2011: 207th)
In 2012, U.S. exports to Somalia continued a rapid growth trend that started in 2011, increasing by 156.7 percent to $15.4 million. U.S. imports from Somalia, however, fell 11.73 percent to $975,600. Somalias top three export sectors included Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities (at $673,100), Forestry Products (at $143,400), and Used or Secondhand Merchandise (at $55,100).

TOP 10 STATES EXPORTING TO SOMALIA

State Total Exports to Somalia
Percent of States Exports to the Arab World
NORTH DAKOTA WISCONSIN ILLINOIS VIRGINIA TENNESSEE GEORGIA TEXAS FLORIDA NEW JERSEY

U.S. Total Texas Illinois Virginia North Dakota Wisconsin Florida Georgia Tennessee California New Jersey

$15,426,301 $6,911,868 $2,854,882 $1,812,796 $871,560 $817,074 $440,522 $287,367 $222,907 $138,930 $125,000

0.07% 0.18% 0.19% 1.77% 0.09% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% 0.01%

CALIFORNIA

TOP 10 IMPORT SECTORS FROM THE U.S.

Food & Kindred Products Machinery, Except Electrical Agricultural Products Apparel & Accessories Leather & Allied Products Used or Secondhand Merchandise Fish & Other Marine Products Special Classification Provisions Transportation Equipment Computer & Electronic Products $6,178,871 $3,023,542 $2,237,294 $972,335 $714,762 $412,417 $363,574 $347,148 $277,165 $253,468

Comparison of Top Nine Countries Exporting to Somalia (2011)

Yemen UAE 4.3% Oman 4.6% 4.8% Egypt 4.8% China 6.1% Pakistan 6.3% Kenya 6.9%

Djibouti 26.6%

India 13.6%

This chart identifies the market share of only the top nine countries exporting to Somalia, so the percentages do not equal 100%. For additional information, please visit www.nusacc.org.

The data in this publication are drawn from the U.S. Bureau of the Census using the latest U.S. export information. Export numbers may understate total U.S. exports because county-specific information for some products (e.g., mining, forestry, fishing, and waste and scrap) is not available.

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