Somaliland Statistical Bulletin

Introduction:

''This is a quarterly bulletin issued by Ministry of National Planning and Development Its purpose is to keep citizens and concerned institutions informed, and have easy access to the most recent data on the economy.

Somaliland Export and Import

 

- Somaliland Economy: Livestock is the backbone of Somaliland economy and provides subsistence to a considerable proportion of the local population; it contributes to more than 60% of the national GDP and export earnings. This sector is an important supplement to the income and diet of much of the nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoralists. Livestock now regarded as a source of cash income, as well as a traditional unit of social status and pledge of lineage responsibility, and a last resort against famine in the harsh dry seasons.

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