Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Somalia
Somalia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded -0.3% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 176.9% on the previous year and down 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Somalia peaked at 10.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2020.
That places Somalia 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +39.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -53.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +227.9% |
| 2018 | -1.4% | -113.6% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | -36.0% |
| 2020 | -5.0% | +472.4% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -96.4% |
| 2022 | -1.8% | +900.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -135.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -38.1% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -176.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -900.0% | -0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | -472.4% | -0.9% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | -1.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -5.0% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 170 South Africa -0.1% compare
- 171 Colombia -0.1% compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands -0.2% compare
- 174 Mexico -0.4% compare
- 174 Solomon Islands -0.4% compare
- 176 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 25.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0238 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 15.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 19.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0174 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.47 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Somalia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Somalia was -0.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Somalia ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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