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

34 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Sudan: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Somalia

1,121 current US$ per person

in 2025

Sudan

1,167 current US$ per person

in 2025

Somalia rank

169th

Sudan rank

168th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

Somalia
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 1,167 current US$ per person against 1,121 current US$ per person in Somalia, a difference of 46 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 169th and Sudan ranks 168th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	74.18 current US$ per person	143.25 current US$ per person	69.07 current US$ per person	Sudan
1970s	170.41 current US$ per person	524.36 current US$ per person	353.95 current US$ per person	Sudan
1980s	172.93 current US$ per person	603.78 current US$ per person	430.85 current US$ per person	Sudan
1990s	165.67 current US$ per person	1,539 current US$ per person	1,373 current US$ per person	Sudan
2010s	656.58 current US$ per person	1,068 current US$ per person	411.59 current US$ per person	Sudan
2020s	932.36 current US$ per person	880.52 current US$ per person	51.83 current US$ per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Somalia or Sudan?: Sudan, at 1,167 current US$ per person against 1,121 current US$ per person in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Somalia and Sudan?: 46 current US$ per person, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?: Somalia ranks 169th and Sudan ranks 168th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.