Somalia Cashew nuts, shelled Import quantity

Somalia Cashew nuts, shelled Import quantity: Key Points

• Start with the headline number: Somalia's cashew nuts, shelled import quantity closed 2023 at 627.03 tonnes, up from 27.46 tonnes back in 2014 — a 2183% rise over the stretch.
• 2015: shoots up to 152.55 tonnes (+456%).
• 2017: leaps to 148.46 tonnes (+2955%).
• 2021: surges to 32.30 tonnes (+3265%).
• 2022: spikes to 734.26 tonnes (+2173%).
• 2023: Finishes at 627.03 tonnes, up 2183.4% from where it started in 2014.

Why Trade Snapped Back

This is a series to read year by year, not to summarize with a single trend line. Doing the latter would flatten out real, meaningful movement.

The pace of this recovery matches the broader trade rebound most economies experienced in 2021, tied to reopening and renewed demand.

On its own, this line shows movement, not meaning. Whether Somalia's cashew nuts, shelled import quantity trend here is a success or a warning sign depends on context this single chart doesn't carry — comparable countries, policy changes, or a longer time horizon.

Treat this as Somalia's best current estimate rather than a precise annual count — the source linked below periodically revises these figures as new survey data comes in.

This is a small trade volume in absolute terms — at this scale, a single shipment, buyer, or contract can move the national total by a large percentage. Don't read year-to-year swings here as an economy-wide signal.