What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?

27.51 current US$ per person, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Somalia: GDP (current US$), per capita

Eritrea

688.68 current US$ per person

in 2011

Somalia

661.17 current US$ per person

in 2025

Eritrea rank

204th

Somalia rank

206th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 688.68 current US$ per person against 661.17 current US$ per person in Somalia, a difference of 27.51 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 204th and Somalia ranks 206th of 212 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	297.33 current US$ per person	244.81 current US$ per person	52.51 current US$ per person	Eritrea
2000s	419.45 current US$ per person	365.35 current US$ per person	54.1 current US$ per person	Eritrea
2010s	614.19 current US$ per person	227.26 current US$ per person	386.93 current US$ per person	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Eritrea or Somalia?: Eritrea, at 688.68 current US$ per person against 661.17 current US$ per person in Somalia as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?: 27.51 current US$ per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?: Eritrea ranks 204th and Somalia ranks 206th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.