Somalia vs South America: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Somalia
14.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
South America
2.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia rank
26th
South America rank
29th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- South America
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.01 % change on previous year against 2.44 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 11.57 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 5.7 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South America ahead.
Somalia ranks 26th and South America ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.96 % change on previous year | 15.56 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1980s | 7.59 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 14.5 % change on previous year | 7.74 % change on previous year | 6.76 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | 3.63 % change on previous year | 9.91 % change on previous year | 6.28 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2010s | 12.08 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 9.66 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 7.74 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Somalia or South America?
- Somalia, at 14.01 % change on previous year against 2.44 % change on previous year in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Somalia and South America?
- 11.57 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South America rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 26th and South America ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.