Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Somalia
Somalia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.063 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Somalia, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Somalia stood at 0.063 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Somalia peaked at 0.063 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 46th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 … Current square in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +93.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +210.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1997 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0602 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.063 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.063 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +210.8% | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 43 India 0.0685 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Israel 0.065 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Malawi 0.0634 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Philippines 0.0624 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Serbia 0.0619 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Albania 0.0613 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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 0.063 units per square kilometre 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 0.063 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Somalia ranks 46th 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 up 0.4%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.