Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 6.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Somalia is 6.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Somalia peaked at 6.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2004.
Somalia ranks 33rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -77.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +259.6% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -569.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | +314.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -512.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +272.7% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +149.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -29.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +107.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 40,140 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 26.54 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.9458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 625.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Somalia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Somalia was 6.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2004.
- How does Somalia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 33rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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