Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Somalia
Somalia: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was -8.25 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Somalia stood at -8.25 million current LCU per person. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 181.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Somalia peaked at 3,068 current LCU per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, -8.25 million current LCU per person, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 186th of 187 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 savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.47 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 11.82 current LCU per person | -49.6% |
| 1962 | -24.19 current LCU per person | -304.6% |
| 1963 | -2.48 current LCU per person | -89.8% |
| 1964 | -22.99 current LCU per person | +828.7% |
| 1965 | 40.91 current LCU per person | -278.0% |
| 1966 | 20.95 current LCU per person | -48.8% |
| 1967 | 19.22 current LCU per person | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 32.03 current LCU per person | +66.6% |
| 1969 | 27.63 current LCU per person | -13.7% |
| 1970 | 86.85 current LCU per person | +214.3% |
| 1971 | 62.17 current LCU per person | -28.4% |
| 1972 | 119.56 current LCU per person | +92.3% |
| 1973 | -25.35 current LCU per person | -121.2% |
| 1974 | 189.92 current LCU per person | -849.3% |
| 1975 | 153.47 current LCU per person | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 279.54 current LCU per person | +82.1% |
| 1977 | -268.98 current LCU per person | -196.2% |
| 1978 | -28.04 current LCU per person | -89.6% |
| 1979 | -468.7 current LCU per person | +1571.7% |
| 1980 | -382.91 current LCU per person | -18.3% |
| 1981 | -588.35 current LCU per person | +53.7% |
| 1982 | -619.6 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1983 | -1,495 current LCU per person | +141.3% |
| 1984 | -2,172 current LCU per person | +45.3% |
| 1985 | 2,185 current LCU per person | -200.6% |
| 1986 | 223.43 current LCU per person | -89.8% |
| 1987 | 2,252 current LCU per person | +908.0% |
| 1988 | 3,068 current LCU per person | +36.2% |
| 1989 | 967.57 current LCU per person | -68.5% |
| 1990 | 6.21 current LCU per person | -99.4% |
| 2012 | -2.66 million current LCU per person | -42850730.9% |
| 2013 | -2.41 million current LCU per person | -9.5% |
| 2014 | -2.60 million current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2015 | -2.93 million current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 2016 | -3.11 million current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | -3.39 million current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2018 | -3.57 million current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | -3.80 million current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | -4.32 million current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2021 | -4.12 million current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | -4.88 million current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2023 | -5.79 million current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2024 | -7.28 million current LCU per person | +25.9% |
| 2025 | -8.25 million current LCU per person | +13.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -8.25 million current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 14,390 current LCU per person. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -8.25 million current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,202 current LCU per person. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -42850730.9% | 6.21 current LCU per person | -2.66 million current LCU per person |
| 1979 | -1571.7% | -28.04 current LCU per person | -468.7 current LCU per person |
| 1987 | +908.0% | 223.43 current LCU per person | 2,252 current LCU per person |
| 1974 | +849.3% | -25.35 current LCU per person | 189.92 current LCU per person |
| 1964 | -828.7% | -2.48 current LCU per person | -22.99 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.64 current LCU per person | -24.19 current LCU per person | 40.91 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.04 current LCU per person | -468.7 current LCU per person | 279.54 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 343.91 current LCU per person | -2,172 current LCU per person | 3,068 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.21 current LCU per person | 6.21 current LCU per person | 6.21 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 2010s | -3.06 million current LCU per person | -3.80 million current LCU per person | -2.41 million current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2020s | -5.77 million current LCU per person | -8.25 million current LCU per person | -4.12 million current LCU per person | 6 |
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 savings (current lcu), per capita in Somalia?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Somalia was -8.25 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,068 current LCU per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.25 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 181.2%. 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 savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) 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 savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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 savings (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.