GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate was 2.99 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia stood at 2.99 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 14.74 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -17.85 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 112th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -8.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 1994 | -17.85 % change on previous year | -547.2% |
| 1995 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 1996 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +101.6% |
| 1997 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1998 | 6.59 % change on previous year | +457.9% |
| 1999 | 7.32 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.63 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 7.63 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.49 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.96 % change on previous year | +63.7% |
| 2014 | 8.98 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 10.46 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 7.04 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 14.74 % change on previous year | +109.5% |
| 2018 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 2020 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -198.7% |
| 2021 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -224.7% |
| 2022 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 4.18 % change on previous year | +53.6% |
| 2024 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2.99 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.02 % change on previous year, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2.99 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.55 % change on previous year, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -547.2% | 3.99 % change on previous year | -17.85 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +457.9% | 1.18 % change on previous year | 6.59 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +224.7% | -2.76 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -198.7% | 2.8 % change on previous year | -2.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5971 % change on previous year | -17.85 % change on previous year | 8.05 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.03 % change on previous year | 6.49 % change on previous year | 7.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.71 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 14.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 % change on previous year | -2.76 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 109 Vanuatu 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Dominica 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Madagascar 3 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Israel 2.93 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Denmark 2.93 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Lithuania 2.92 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 765.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -0.3355 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0196 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3.25 includes gold, current US$ per person (1989)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate in Somalia was 2.99 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.74 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.85 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. 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 GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GDP, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.