Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 657.89 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Somalia, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Somalia is 657.89 USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 657.89 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.43 USD, in 1971.
That places Somalia 188th out of 195 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 | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.22 USD | — |
| 1971 | 90.43 USD | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 113.69 USD | +25.7% |
| 1973 | 119.56 USD | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 137.89 USD | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 177.81 USD | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 199.58 USD | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 99.02 USD | -50.4% |
| 1978 | 104.43 USD | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 94.95 USD | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 96.73 USD | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 111.64 USD | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 121.39 USD | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 108.04 USD | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 111.46 USD | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 120.96 USD | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 115.87 USD | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 126.14 USD | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 134.91 USD | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 148.01 USD | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 157.83 USD | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 105.37 USD | -33.2% |
| 1992 | 109.2 USD | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 188.6 USD | +72.7% |
| 1994 | 210.79 USD | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 210.67 USD | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 237.24 USD | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 280.11 USD | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 363.2 USD | +29.7% |
| 1999 | 358.66 USD | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 386.12 USD | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 244.91 USD | -36.6% |
| 2002 | 229.6 USD | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 286.27 USD | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 375.41 USD | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 439.98 USD | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 458 USD | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 479.64 USD | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 507.04 USD | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 246.51 USD | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 219.2 USD | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 235.33 USD | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 324.34 USD | +37.8% |
| 2013 | 382.3 USD | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 435.37 USD | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 480.02 USD | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 515.1 USD | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 553.21 USD | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 509.5 USD | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 539.89 USD | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 518.16 USD | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 549.12 USD | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 573.14 USD | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 597.49 USD | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 657.89 USD | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122.86 USD | 90.43 USD | 199.58 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.52 USD | 96.73 USD | 148.01 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 222.17 USD | 105.37 USD | 363.2 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 365.35 USD | 229.6 USD | 507.04 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 419.43 USD | 219.2 USD | 553.21 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 579.16 USD | 518.16 USD | 657.89 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 185 Myanmar 738.79 USD compare
- 186 Niger 727.96 USD compare
- 187 Eritrea 678.41 USD compare
- 189 Mozambique 647.29 USD compare
- 190 Madagascar 545 USD compare
- 191 Central African Republic 516.17 USD 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)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -15.77 % change on previous year (1990)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 124.12 current US$ per person (1990)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 211.84 % change on previous year (1990)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,616 current LCU per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 235,336 current LCU per person (1990)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 8.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Somalia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Somalia was 657.89 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 657.89 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.43 USD in 1971.
- How does Somalia rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Somalia ranks 188th out of 195 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).