According to the statistics of CIA FactBook, Somalia exported US$253 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products exported from Somalia, Sheep & Goats contribute to 14.62% of total trade value, equal to US$36,930 thousand. The second exported are Cows, which accounts for 6.75%. The following table lists the top products exported by Somalia. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each export category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.
Top Products Exported by Somalia
Market Value: 253 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Product | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Sheep & Goats | 36,930 | 14.62 | 215.43 |
| 2 | Cows | 17,062 | 6.75 | 223.11 |
| 3 | Wood Charcoal | 11,074 | 4.38 | 65.39 |
| 4 | Frozen Fish | 5,108 | 2.02 | 984.28 |
| 5 | Sheep Skins | 3,504 | 1.39 | 205.33 |
| 6 | Raw Hides & Skins | 2,419 | 0.96 | -2.57 |
| 7 | Molluscs | 2,410 | 0.95 | 73.22 |
| 8 | Cane Sugar | 2,347 | 0.93 | -43.38 |
| 9 | Natural Gums | 1,574 | 0.62 | 54.32 |
| 10 | Parts For Fork Lifts, Bulldozers & Graders | 1,105 | 0.44 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits | 993 | 0.39 | 1,310.57 |
| 12 | Binders For Found Molds | 587 | 0.23 | 1,075.85 |
| 13 | Cow & Horse Hides | 546 | 0.22 | 882.04 |
| 14 | Sheep Skins – No Wool | 427 | 0.17 | -28.55 |
| 15 | Goat Leather – No Hair | 415 | 0.16 | -62.87 |
| 16 | Citrus Fruit | 234 | 0.09 | 250.15 |
| 17 | Seamless Iron & Steel Tubes & Pipes | 223 | 0.09 | 16.77 |
| 18 | Refrigerators & Freezers | 202 | 0.08 | 236.49 |
| 19 | Cow &Horse Hides -No Hair | 163 | 0.06 | 83.75 |
| 20 | Electronic Integrated Circuits | 157 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Misc Meat & Edible Offal | 155 | 0.06 | -65.55 |
| 22 | Fish Fillets | 142 | 0.06 | 127.42 |
| 23 | Containers of Transport | 141 | 0.06 | 12,358.41 |
| 24 | Shell Fish | 138 | 0.05 | 297.52 |
| 25 | Paint & Varnish | 89 | 0.04 | 544.51 |
| 26 | Food & Drink Preparation Machines | 83 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 27 | Cheese & Curd | 80 | 0.03 | 7.70 |
| 28 | Plastic Household Articles | 73 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus | 65 | 0.03 | -77.60 |
| 30 | Butter | 65 | 0.03 | 490.46 |
| 31 | Computers, Printers & Storage Units | 64 | 0.03 | -37.29 |
| 32 | Taps, Cocks & Valves | 62 | 0.02 | 5,894.24 |
| 33 | Coral & Shell | 56 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 34 | Instruments for Measure & Check Flow | 41 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 35 | Essent Oils Resinoid | 41 | 0.02 | -61.94 |
| 36 | Tomatoes | 39 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 37 | Agricultural Machinery For Soil | 39 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 38 | Natural Vegetable Fats & Oils | 38 | 0.02 | 381.34 |
| 39 | Ferrous Waste & Scrap | 37 | 0.01 | 16.66 |
| 40 | Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods | 37 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 41 | Articles of Plastics | 34 | 0.01 | 276.19 |
| 42 | Raw Animal Fats | 34 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 43 | Polymers of Styrene | 34 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 44 | Fuel Wood in Logs | 29 | 0.01 | 1,230.47 |
| 45 | Fruit & Vegetable Juice | 28 | 0.01 | 2,936.21 |
| 46 | Dried Fish | 27 | 0.01 | -37.67 |
| 47 | Trucks | 27 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Knitted T-Shirts | 26 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Copper Waste & Scrap | 24 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 50 | Passenger Vehicles | 23 | 0.01 | -8.74 |
| 51 | Vegetable Saps & Extracts | 20 | 0.01 | 18.25 |
| 52 | Organic Surface-Active Agents | 18 | 0.01 | 627.21 |
| 53 | Ambergris | 17 | 0.01 | -4.60 |
| 54 | Plastic Containers | 17 | 0.01 | 136.40 |
| 55 | Computer & Office Machines Parts | 16 | 0.01 | 312.95 |
| 56 | Extracts of Coffee | 15 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 57 | Glazed Ceramic Flags & Paving | 15 | 0.01 | -76.10 |
| 58 | Acyclic Alcohols | 15 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Aluminum Waste & Scrap | 13 | 0.01 | -63.97 |
| 60 | Buckwheat | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Matches | 10 | 0.00 | 453.39 |
| 62 | Instruments For Physical or Chemical Analysis | 10 | 0.00 | 420.04 |
| 63 | Mineral Wools | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 64 | Bananas | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 65 | Fresh Vegetables | 10 | 0.00 | 1,341.39 |
| 66 | Glaziers Putty & Caulking | 8 | 0.00 | -71.32 |
| 67 | Ginger, Thyme & Spices | 6 | 0.00 | 67.27 |
| 68 | Knitted Sweaters | 6 | 0.00 | 491.97 |
| 69 | TV Receivers | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 70 | Seamed Hollow Tubes & Pipes | 6 | 0.00 | -8.60 |
| 71 | Personal Toilet Preparations | 6 | 0.00 | 6.91 |
| 72 | Parts For Electric Equipment | 5 | 0.00 | 463.73 |
| 73 | Knives | 5 | 0.00 | -88.53 |
| 74 | Plants For Pharmacy | 4 | 0.00 | -30.68 |
| 75 | Cut Flowers & Buds | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 76 | Tableware & Kitchenware | 4 | 0.00 | 341.69 |
| 77 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – < 85% > 200G/M2 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 78 | Electromech Domestic Appliances | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Leather Footwear | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 80 | Dried Fruit | 3 | 0.00 | 326.43 |
| 81 | Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts | 3 | 0.00 | -83.28 |
| 82 | Grapes | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 83 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 84 | Cycle Parts & Assessories | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 85 | Pictures & Photos | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Reception Apparatus For Radiotelephony | 2 | 0.00 | -50.65 |
| 87 | Bells & Ornaments | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 88 | Mechanical Machinery & Parts | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 89 | Cucumbers & Gherkins | 2 | 0.00 | 116.33 |
| 90 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Shirts | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 91 | Dates | 2 | 0.00 | -61.35 |
| 92 | Acrylic Polymers | 2 | 0.00 | 216.82 |
| 93 | Cloves | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 94 | Knitted Womens & Girls Suits | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 95 | Piston Engines | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 96 | Aircraft Parts | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 97 | Medical, Dental & Vet Instruments | 1 | 0.00 | -96.80 |
| 98 | Transister & Semiconductor Devices | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 99 | Video Recording Equipment | 1 | 0.00 | -46.71 |
| 100 | Engines & Motors | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 101 | Textile Footwear | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 102 | Precious & Semiprecious Stones | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Live Plants | 1 | 0.00 | -91.55 |
| 104 | Honey | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 105 | Wood, Continuously Shaped (Tongued or Grooved | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 106 | Non Crude Oil | 1 | 0.00 | -86.40 |
| 107 | Alloy Steel Bars | 1 | 0.00 | -70.58 |
| 108 | Coated Paper | 1 | 0.00 | -96.19 |
| 109 | Organic Composite Solvents & Thinners | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 110 | Printed Circuits | 1 | 0.00 | -66.68 |
| 111 | Electric Ignition Equipment | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 112 | Imitation Jewelry | 1 | 0.00 | -37.71 |
| 113 | Uncombed Wool | 1 | 0.00 | -99.49 |
| 114 | Electric Motors & Generators | 1 | 0.00 | -99.62 |
| 115 | Newspapers | 1 | 0.00 | -80.74 |
| 116 | Records & Tapes | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 117 | Mattress Supports | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 118 | Sanitary & Toiletry Paper | 0 | 0.00 | -94.43 |
| 119 | Photocopy Apparatus | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 120 | Structures & Parts of Iron or Steel | 0 | 0.00 | -98.85 |
| 121 | Ceramic Articles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 122 | Edible Offal | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 123 | Weighing Machines | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 124 | Fresh Fish | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 125 | Uncoated Paper | 0 | 0.00 | -96.07 |
| 126 | Books | 0 | 0.00 | -99.39 |
| 127 | Medicines in Doses | 0 | 0.00 | -99.67 |
| 128 | Electric Water Heaters | 0 | 0.00 | -84.18 |
| 129 | Puzzles, Models & Toys | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 130 | Peanuts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 131 | Electrical Resistors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 132 | Dishwashing & Packaging Machines | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 133 | Files, Pliers & Shears | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 134 | Lamps & Lighting Fittings | 0 | 0.00 | -99.10 |
| 135 | Seeds: Anise Badian, Fennel, Coriander | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 136 | Air Conditioners | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 137 | Festive & Entertainment Art | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 138 | Hand Tools | 0 | 0.00 | -83.45 |
| 139 | Ball & Roller Bearings & Parts | 0 | 0.00 | -99.95 |
| 140 | Electric Lasers | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 141 | Glass Mirrors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 142 | Shawls & Scarves | 0 | 0.00 | -89.89 |
| 143 | Wine | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 144 | Synthetic Coloring Matter | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 145 | Glassware For Table | 0 | 0.00 | -85.33 |
| 146 | Seats & Parts | 0 | 0.00 | -99.79 |
| 147 | Screws, Bolts & Nuts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 148 | Cigars & Cigarettes | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 149 | Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 150 | Hand-Operated Spanners & Wrenches | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 151 | Television, Radio & Assessory Parts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 152 | Motor Vehicle Parts | 0 | 0.00 | -98.79 |
| 153 | Physical Exercise Equipment | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 154 | Corn | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 155 | Insulated Wire & Cable | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 156 | Articles of Vulcanized Rubber | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 157 | Non-Knit Track Suits | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 158 | Office Paper | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 159 | Electric Capacitors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 160 | Pumps For Liquids | 0 | 0.00 | -99.99 |
| 161 | Plastic Sheets, Film & Plates | 0 | 0.00 | -99.70 |
| 162 | Beauty & Make-up Perparations | 0 | 0.00 | -99.89 |
| 163 | Drawing Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 164 | Plastic Self-Adhesive Plates | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |