Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Somalia

Somalia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 4.35 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
4.35 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
195th
of 195 countries
All-time high
4.35 current US$ per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.8822 current US$ per person
in 1971
Years of data
30
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Somalia, 1970–2021

12341970199520211970: 0.906 current US$ per person1971: 0.882 current US$ per person1972: 1.1 current US$ per person1973: 1.2 current US$ per person1974: 1.1 current US$ per person1975: 1.7 current US$ per person1976: 1.8 current US$ per person1977: 1.1 current US$ per person1978: 1.2 current US$ per person1979: 1.1 current US$ per person1980: 1 current US$ per person1981: 1.2 current US$ per person1982: 1.3 current US$ per person1983: 1.2 current US$ per person1984: 1.1 current US$ per person1985: 1.2 current US$ per person1986: 1.2 current US$ per person1987: 1.3 current US$ per person1988: 1.3 current US$ per person1989: 1.4 current US$ per person1990: 1.2 current US$ per person2013: 3.5 current US$ per person2014: 3.7 current US$ per person2015: 3.8 current US$ per person2016: 3.8 current US$ per person2017: 3.7 current US$ per person2018: 3.7 current US$ per person2019: 4 current US$ per person2020: 4.1 current US$ per person2021: 4.4 current US$ per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Somalia is 4.35 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Somalia peaked at 4.35 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8822 current US$ per person, in 1971.

Somalia ranks 195th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Somalia, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 0.9056 current US$ per person —
1971 0.8822 current US$ per person -2.6%
1972 1.06 current US$ per person +20.0%
1973 1.25 current US$ per person +17.7%
1974 1.12 current US$ per person -10.0%
1975 1.66 current US$ per person +47.7%
1976 1.84 current US$ per person +10.9%
1977 1.1 current US$ per person -40.1%
1978 1.16 current US$ per person +5.6%
1979 1.08 current US$ per person -7.2%
1980 1.01 current US$ per person -6.6%
1981 1.15 current US$ per person +14.3%
1982 1.26 current US$ per person +9.3%
1983 1.16 current US$ per person -7.5%
1984 1.15 current US$ per person -1.4%
1985 1.23 current US$ per person +6.8%
1986 1.24 current US$ per person +1.3%
1987 1.31 current US$ per person +5.9%
1988 1.34 current US$ per person +2.0%
1989 1.41 current US$ per person +5.6%
1990 1.17 current US$ per person -17.4%
2013 3.5 current US$ per person +199.6%
2014 3.71 current US$ per person +6.0%
2015 3.81 current US$ per person +2.6%
2016 3.8 current US$ per person -0.2%
2017 3.71 current US$ per person -2.5%
2018 3.73 current US$ per person +0.8%
2019 3.99 current US$ per person +6.8%
2020 4.07 current US$ per person +2.2%
2021 4.35 current US$ per person +6.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +199.6% 1.17 current US$ per person 3.5 current US$ per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.2 current US$ per person 0.8822 current US$ per person 1.84 current US$ per person 10
1980s 1.23 current US$ per person 1.01 current US$ per person 1.41 current US$ per person 10
1990s 1.17 current US$ per person 1.17 current US$ per person 1.17 current US$ per person 1
2010s 3.75 current US$ per person 3.5 current US$ per person 3.99 current US$ per person 7
2020s 4.21 current US$ per person 4.07 current US$ per person 4.35 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 192 Afghanistan 9.67 current US$ per person compare
  2. 193 Guinea-Bissau 9.24 current US$ per person compare
  3. 194 Central African Republic 6.05 current US$ per person compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Somalia?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Somalia was 4.35 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 4.35 current US$ per person in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8822 current US$ per person in 1971.
How does Somalia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Somalia ranks 195th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education 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.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education 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
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: education 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.