Gross capital formation in Somalia
Somalia: Gross capital formation was 28.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 28.1% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Somalia peaked at 42.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1963.
That places Somalia 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.7% | — |
| 1961 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 10.0% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 15.0% | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | +45.9% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 27.7% | +30.9% |
| 1977 | 21.4% | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 42.5% | +84.5% |
| 1981 | 27.6% | -35.1% |
| 1982 | 29.3% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | -50.8% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +13.3% |
| 2025 | 28.1% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 10.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 22.4% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 16.0% | 28.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 47 Bangladesh 28.5% compare
- 48 Bahrain 28.4% compare
- 49 Faroe Islands 28.2% compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 28.0% compare
- 52 Japan 27.7% compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 27.2% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8,805 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 5.82 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 137.02 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2811 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Somalia?
- Gross capital formation in Somalia was 28.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1963.
- How does Somalia rank for gross capital formation?
- Somalia ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.