Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita in Somalia
Somalia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita was 881.62 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 881.62 current US$ per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Somalia peaked at 881.62 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.18 current US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Somalia 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.18 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 57.65 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 65.32 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 64.02 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 68.84 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 62.46 current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 66.43 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 68.66 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 68.42 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 71.69 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 71.77 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 73.34 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 74.89 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 99.12 current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1974 | 80.02 current US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 119.51 current US$ per person | +49.3% |
| 1976 | 123.85 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 115 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 97.1 current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 95.84 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 98.92 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 109.76 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 128.37 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 126.46 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 129.15 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 454.44 current US$ per person | +251.9% |
| 2013 | 497.16 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 534.19 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 553.71 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 568.49 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 625.3 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 626.7 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 658.6 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 650.22 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 668.1 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 712.45 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 766.83 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 839.65 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 881.62 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 881.62 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 682.29 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 881.62 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 967.01 current US$ per person, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita 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 | +251.9% | 129.15 current US$ per person | 454.44 current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +49.3% | 80.02 current US$ per person | 119.51 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.77 current US$ per person | 54.18 current US$ per person | 71.69 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.04 current US$ per person | 71.77 current US$ per person | 123.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.53 current US$ per person | 98.92 current US$ per person | 129.15 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 564.82 current US$ per person | 454.44 current US$ per person | 658.6 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 753.14 current US$ per person | 650.22 current US$ per person | 881.62 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 163 Sudan 949.58 current US$ per person compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 912.8 current US$ per person compare
- 165 Togo 887.14 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Mali 853.62 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 807.43 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Guyana 795.77 current US$ 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 us$) in Somalia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Somalia was 881.62 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 881.62 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.18 current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Somalia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Somalia ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.