Gross national expenditure in Somalia
Somalia: Gross national expenditure was 169.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 169.6% for gross national expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Somalia peaked at 169.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 104.4% | — |
| 1961 | 107.1% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 114.7% | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 110.1% | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 114.5% | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 103.5% | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 107.6% | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 108.6% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 106.6% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 107.7% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 97.5% | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 101.8% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 97.6% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 118.4% | +21.4% |
| 1974 | 100.1% | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 107.4% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 105.4% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 139.0% | +31.8% |
| 1978 | 130.4% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 151.4% | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 155.6% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 143.5% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 142.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 148.8% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 146.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 113.1% | -22.9% |
| 1986 | 124.3% | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 123.4% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 115.9% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 126.9% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 113.8% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 149.5% | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 146.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 143.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 142.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 142.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 142.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 145.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 144.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 148.4% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 146.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 155.4% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 159.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 167.9% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 169.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.5% | 103.5% | 114.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 114.9% | 97.5% | 151.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 134.0% | 113.1% | 155.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.8% | 113.8% | 113.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 144.5% | 142.1% | 149.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 157.9% | 146.8% | 169.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Kiribati 192.7% compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 174.3% compare
- 4 Lesotho 164.4% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 152.4% compare
- 6 Palau 147.9% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 671.07 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,121 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 51,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 33.75 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Somalia?
- Gross national expenditure in Somalia was 169.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 169.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for gross national expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.