Burundi vs Somalia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Burundi
1,067 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Somalia
1,404 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Burundi rank
198th
Somalia rank
196th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Somalia
05001.0k1.5k199020072025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1,404 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,067 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Burundi, a difference of 337 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 198th and Somalia ranks 196th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,250 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 709.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 540.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Burundi
2000s 1,005 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 820.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 184.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Burundi
2010s 1,013 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,287 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 274.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Somalia
2020s 1,039 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,398 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 359.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Burundi or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1,404 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,067 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Burundi and Somalia?
337 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Burundi ranks 198th and Somalia ranks 196th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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