General government final consumption expenditure in Somalia
Somalia: General government final consumption expenditure was 11.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Somalia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 11.0% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Somalia peaked at 168.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -62.4%, in 1980.
Somalia ranks 19th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Somalia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4% | — |
| 1962 | -3.6% | +882.9% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | -392.8% |
| 1964 | -2.2% | -121.1% |
| 1965 | -10.6% | +382.4% |
| 1966 | 22.6% | -312.4% |
| 1967 | 5.8% | -74.2% |
| 1968 | 7.8% | +34.9% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -86.4% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +535.8% |
| 1971 | -1.3% | -119.1% |
| 1972 | 168.7% | -13158.0% |
| 1973 | -2.0% | -101.2% |
| 1974 | -1.6% | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -427.5% |
| 1976 | -17.4% | -438.5% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -115.2% |
| 1978 | 43.3% | +1535.0% |
| 1979 | 86.4% | +99.7% |
| 1980 | -62.4% | -172.3% |
| 1981 | 57.6% | -192.3% |
| 1982 | -33.8% | -158.6% |
| 1983 | 30.0% | -188.8% |
| 1984 | -11.2% | -137.3% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -282.6% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +47.2% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | -63.2% |
| 1988 | -19.1% | -272.9% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | -179.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -73.4% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +291.5% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -96.7% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +370.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +183.7% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -82.6% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +665.1% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | -10.6% | 22.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.1% | -17.4% | 168.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | -62.4% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 0.9% | 26.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 2.1% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 5.36 current US$ per person (1990)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 10,157 current LCU per person (1990)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 69.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -22.18 % change on previous year (1990)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 188.11 % change on previous year (1990)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 465.44 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Somalia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Somalia was 11.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 168.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.4% in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.