Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 122.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 184th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +77.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +77.7% | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 181 Suriname 0.0234 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 182 Eritrea 0.0188 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 183 Sudan 0.0182 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 185 Mali 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 186 Yemen 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 187 Namibia 0.015 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 square kilometre in Somalia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value US$ 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.