Lower middle income vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Somalia?
- 0.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.