Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0007 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Somalia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0007 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0007 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1971.
That places Somalia 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +25.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -50.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -33.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +72.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -36.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +37.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +10.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0007 million USD per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 million USD per person, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0007 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +72.7% | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person |
| 2009 | -51.4% | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person |
| 1977 | -50.4% | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 184 Myanmar 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 185 Niger 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 186 Eritrea 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 188 Mozambique 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 189 Madagascar 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 190 Central African Republic 0.0005 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Somalia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Somalia was 0.0007 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.