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

Liberia
1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Somalia
1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Liberia rank
173rd
Somalia rank
176th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Somalia
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196419932023

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Somalia, a difference of 275 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 176th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,284 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 649.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,634 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
1980s 1,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 550.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,149 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
1990s 543.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 571.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 27.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Somalia
2000s 985.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 651.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 334.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
2010s 1,492 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,256 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 235.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
2020s 1,773 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 382.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Liberia or Somalia?
Liberia, at 1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Liberia and Somalia?
275 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Liberia ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 176th of 181 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
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
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.