Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Selected Commodities, Selected Years, 1969-80

Commodity	1969	1972	1975	1980
Bananas (exports in tons)	91,491	116,497	69,868	49,943
Grains (in thousands of tons of corn and sorghum)	297	263	238	240
Livestock (in thousands of head of camels)	2,250	3,000	1,900	5,450
Meats, canned (exports in tons)	1,104	4,359	4,673	770
Milk (bottled, in thousands of liters)	880	1,940*	2,160	2,000
Sugar (in thousands of tons)	47	37*	31	29
Textiles (in thousands of meters)	728	5,838	5,029	11,979

*Estimated.

Table 3. External Debt, 1984, 1986, and 1988

**(in millions of United States dollars)**
Debtor	1984	1986	1988
Long-term debt
Central Bank (including IMF credit)*	112.1	155.6	164.9
Central government	1,226.2	1,522.3	1,731.9
Nonfinancial public enterprises	11.6	20.3	21.9
Private sector (including nonguaranteed)	44.8	16.5	n.a.
Short-term debt	92.1	87.8	116.0
TOTAL	1,486.8	1,802.5	2,034.7

n.a.--not available.
*IMF--International Monetary Fund.

Source: Based on information from World Bank, World Tables, 1989, Baltimore, 1990, 499.

Table 4. Principal Crops, 1987, 1988, and 1989

**(in thousands of tons)**
Crop	1987	1988	1989
Bananas	108	115	116*
Corn	296	353	302
Sorghum	244	235	291
Sugarcane	390	450	450

*Estimate from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Source: Based on information from ""Somalia--Economy,"" Africa South of the Sahara, 1992, London, 1991, 899.

Table 5. Principal Livestock, 1987, 1988, and 1989

**(in thousands of head)**
Kind of Livestock	1987	1988*	1989*
Camels	6,601	6,680	6,700
Cattle	4,770	5,000	5,200
Goats	19,705	20,000	20,300
Sheep	13,195	13,500	13,800

*Estimate from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Source: Based on information from ""Somalia--Economy,"" Africa South of the Sahara, 1992, London, 1991, 899.

Table 6. Selected Commodities, 1987, 1988, and 1989

Commodity	1987	1988	1989
Bananas (in thousands of tons)	108	115	1161
Grains (in thousands of tons of corn and sorghum)	530	588	593
Livestock (in thousands of head of camels)	6,601	6,680	6,7001
Meat (in millions of cans)	1.02	n.a.	n.a.
Milk (in tons of cows', goats', and sheep milk)	1,448,000	1,568,0001	1,660,0001
Sugar (in thousands of tons)	43.3	41.2	n.a.
Textiles (in thousands of meters)	2,727	5,727	n.a.

n.a.--not available.
1Estimate from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2Figure for 1986.

Source: Based on information from ""Somalia--Economy,"" Africa South of the Sahara, 1992, London, 1991, 899-900.

Table 7. Gross Domestic Product by Sector, 1988, 1989, and 1990

**(in millions of Somali shillings at constant 1985 prices)1**
Sector	1988 Actual	1989 Estimated	1990 Planned
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
Livestock	33,474	33,100	33,928
Crops	21,949	23,156	24,082
Forestry	5,556	5,723	5,894
Fishing	634	685	753
Total agriculture, forestry, and fishinhg	61,613	62,664	64,657
Mining	291	291	291
Manufacturing	4,580	4,823	5,160
Construction	2,963	3,082	3,266
Electricity and water	57	60	63
Transportation and communications	5,873	6,225	6,599
Service
Government	1,404	1,243	1,346
Trade and hotels	8,599	9,081	9,625
Finance and insurance	546	568	613
Real estate	3,344	3,377	3,513
Other	2,863	2,949	3,067
Total services	16,756	17,218	18,164
Imputed bank changes	-748	-785	-785
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT2	91,385	93,578	97,415

1For value of the Somali shilling--see Glossary.
2At factor cost.

Source: Based on information from Somalia, Ministry of National Planning and Jubba Valley Development, Annual Development Plan, 1990, Mogadishu, 1990, 4.

Table 8. Exports by Commodity, Selected Years, 1980-88

**(in millions of Somali shillings)1**
Commodity	1980	1982	1984	1986	1987	1988
Bananas	68.8	25.8	100.3	1,207.2	2,468.8	3,992.3
Fish and fish products	2.8	22.8	8.0	45.2	70.4	291.8
Hides and skins	42.1	3.2	11.4	294.0	705.2	492.0
Livestock
Camels	46.7	56.7	6.5	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Cattle	156.7	383.9	8.6	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Goats	218.7	715.3	393.6	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Sheep	217.4	855.0	350.2	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Total livestock	639.5	2,010.9	758.9	4,420.3	7,300.0	3,806.5
Meat and meat products	10.4	1.2	0.1	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Myrrh	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	43.6	229.9	252.8
Other	71.3	78.7	395.1	362.2	125.6	1,078.7
TOTAL (f.o.b.)2	834.9	2,142.6	1,273.8	6,372.5	10,899.9	9,914.1

n.a.--not available.
1For value of the Somali shilling--see Glossary.
2f.o.b.--free on board.

Source: Based on information from ""Somalia--Economy,"" Africa South of the Sahara, 1992, London, 1991, 902; and Somalia, Ministry of National Planning and Jubba Valley Development, Somalia in Figures, Mogadishu, 1989, 9.

Table 9. Imports by Commodity, Selected Years, 1980-86

**(in millions of Somali shillings)1**
Commodity	1980	1982	1984	1985	1986
Consumer goods
Beverages and tobacco	38.3	135.1	101.4	82.7	315.3
Clothing and footwear	48.7	57.2	74.9	51.6	189.8
Food	668.3	654.0	1,309.1	2,964.9	5,594.5
Medical and pharmaceutical products	38.0	51.5	46.0	199.2	527.2
Personal toiletries and household articles	3.4	6.5	1.0	3.3	20.8
Textiles	56.6	66.4	41.2	85.0	457.2
Other	189.1	192.7	114.7	796.6	899.9
Total consumer goods	1,042.4	1,163.4	1,688.3	4,183.3	8,004.7
Mineral fuels	16.1	510.4	398.0	1,493.7	943.5
Intermediate goods
Cement and building materials	95.9	195.2	1,048.3	334.9	911.8
Fertilizers	0.9	9.5	n.a.	19.6	28.8
Other chemicals	28.8	128.8	42.6	51.1	111.2
Iron and steel	8.3	86.9	199.8	215.6	749.0
Metal and mineral manufactures	147.9	144.8	89.1	213.2	212.0
Paper and paper products	27.7	10.1	33.5	77.1	305.0
Rubber products	35.6	38.9	17.7	126.5	253.0
Wood, lumber, and cork products	14.6	41.1	35.2	79.9	178.8
Other	n.a.	372.5	432.0	292.1	835.5
Total intermediate goods	359.7	1,027.8	1,898.2	1,410.0	3,585.1
Capital goods
Electrical machinery	164.4	136.3	130.7	162.4	583.0
Nonelectrical machinery	129.1	301.9	223.4	469.0	1,744.7
Transportation equipment	478.8	409.0	776.0	1,717.9	5,272.5
Total capital goods	772.3	847.2	1,130.1	2,349.3	7,600.2
Other	0.1	n.a.	20.4	0.4	340.4
TOTAL (c.i.f.)2	2,190.6	3,548.8	5,135.0	9,436.7	20,473.9

n.a.--not available.
1For value of the Somali shilling--see Glossary.
2c.i.f.--cost, insurance, and freight.

Source: Based on information from Somalia, Ministry of National Planning and Jubba Valley Development, Somalia in Figures, Mogadishu, 1989, 9.

Table 10. Balance of Payments, 1987, 1988, and 1989

**(in millions of United States dollars)**
	1987	1988	1989
Merchandise exports (f.o.b.)*	94.0	58.4	67.7
Merchandise imports (f.o.b.)	- 358.5	-216.0	- 346.3
Trade balance	-264.5	-157.6	-278.6
Imports of services (net)	- 127.7	-104.0	- 122.0
Other income paid (net)	-52.0	-60.6	-84.4
Private unrequited transfers (net)	- 13.1	6.4	-2.9
Official unrequited transfers (net)	343.3	217.3	331.2
Current account balance (net)	- 114.0	-98.5	- 156.7
Capital account balance (net)	- 25.1	-102.8	-31.9
Errors and omissions (net)	40.7	21.1	-0.8
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS	-98.4	-180.2	-189.4

*f.o.b.--free on board.

Source: Based on information from ""Somalia--Economy,"" Africa South of the Sahara, 1992, London, 1991, 901.

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