Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Somalia
1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9902 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9902 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4198 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.9551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9902 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.4198 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.