Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Somalia
Somalia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 26.54 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Somalia is 26.54 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 115.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Somalia peaked at 26.54 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 387.02 current LCU per person, in 1960.
That places Somalia 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 387.02 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 411.82 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 466.55 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 457.28 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 491.7 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 446.14 current LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 474.49 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 490.46 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 488.69 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 501.84 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 502.4 current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 522.79 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 522.74 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 622.63 current LCU per person | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 503.73 current LCU per person | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 752.31 current LCU per person | +49.3% |
| 1976 | 779.63 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1,587 current LCU per person | +103.6% |
| 1978 | 1,406 current LCU per person | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 1,461 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2,847 current LCU per person | +94.9% |
| 1981 | 3,462 current LCU per person | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 4,824 current LCU per person | +39.4% |
| 1983 | 6,041 current LCU per person | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 10,210 current LCU per person | +69.0% |
| 2012 | 10.23 million current LCU per person | +100116.5% |
| 2013 | 9.59 million current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 10.81 million current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 12.32 million current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 13.11 million current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 14.44 million current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 15.01 million current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.51 million current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 16.75 million current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.40 million current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 19.12 million current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 20.86 million current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 23.61 million current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 26.54 million current LCU per person | +12.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 26.54 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 444,524 current LCU per person, 59.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 26.54 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,820 current LCU per person, 64.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current 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 | +100116.5% | 10,210 current LCU per person | 10.23 million current LCU per person |
| 1977 | +103.6% | 779.63 current LCU per person | 1,587 current LCU per person |
| 1980 | +94.9% | 1,461 current LCU per person | 2,847 current LCU per person |
| 1984 | +69.0% | 6,041 current LCU per person | 10,210 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461.6 current LCU per person | 387.02 current LCU per person | 501.84 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 865.98 current LCU per person | 502.4 current LCU per person | 1,587 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,477 current LCU per person | 2,847 current LCU per person | 10,210 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.75 million current LCU per person | 9.59 million current LCU per person | 16.51 million current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.71 million current LCU per person | 16.75 million current LCU per person | 26.54 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 4 Indonesia 46.05 million current LCU per person compare
- 5 Paraguay 34.98 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 32.02 million current LCU per person compare
- 8 Colombia 25.40 million current LCU per person compare
- 9 South Korea 24.75 million current LCU per person compare
- 10 Mongolia 12.97 million current LCU 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)
- 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Somalia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Somalia was 26.54 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.54 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 387.02 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.3%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (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.