Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Somalia
Somalia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0025 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Somalia, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0025 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Somalia peaked at 0.0033 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1971.
That places Somalia 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +77.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +31.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +70.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +34.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +37.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +62.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +105.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | +212.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +39.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | +50.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per person | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 units per person | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per person | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 units per person | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0025 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 6.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0025 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +212.2% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Somalia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Somalia was 0.0025 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Somalia ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.