Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Somalia
1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.47 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.464 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$), per unit of gdp, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.47 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.