Ireland vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate
Ireland
16.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
17.41 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ireland rank
24th
Somalia rank
23rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Ireland
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 17.41 % change on previous year against 16.8 % change on previous year in Ireland, a difference of 0.61 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.29 % change on previous year | 22.74 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 9.59 % change on previous year | 53.64 % change on previous year | 44.05 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 9.08 % change on previous year | 189.81 % change on previous year | 180.74 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 13.94 % change on previous year | 11.61 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year | 10.93 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, Ireland or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 17.41 % change on previous year against 16.8 % change on previous year in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between Ireland and Somalia?
- 0.61 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Ireland ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.