Tax revenue as share of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 2.1% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Somalia peaked at 2.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
Somalia ranks 189th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.2% | — |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +56.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -39.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4 |
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)
- 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 tax revenue as share of gdp in Somalia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Somalia was 2.1% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.