What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Japan and Somalia?

23.45 trillion current LCU, with Somalia ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure

Japan

639.89 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Somalia

663.35 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Japan rank

10th

Somalia rank

9th

Gross national expenditure over time

Japan
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 663.35 trillion current LCU against 639.89 trillion current LCU in Japan, a difference of 23.45 trillion current LCU.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 9th of 185 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	153.89 trillion current LCU	5.99 billion current LCU	153.88 trillion current LCU	Japan
1980s	333.08 trillion current LCU	180.00 billion current LCU	332.90 trillion current LCU	Japan
1990s	470.16 trillion current LCU	2.22 trillion current LCU	467.94 trillion current LCU	Japan
2010s	548.62 trillion current LCU	213.23 trillion current LCU	335.38 trillion current LCU	Japan
2020s	600.55 trillion current LCU	431.47 trillion current LCU	169.08 trillion current LCU	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Japan or Somalia?: Somalia, at 663.35 trillion current LCU against 639.89 trillion current LCU in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Japan and Somalia?: 23.45 trillion current LCU, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Somalia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure?: Japan ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 8,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.