Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 162.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Somalia 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -102.7% |
| 1992 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -3433.3% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -96.4% |
| 1999 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -2125.0% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -133.3% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -85.2% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +250.0% |
| 2003 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -707.1% |
| 2004 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | +463.5% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -601.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +140.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +3433.3% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -2125.0% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -707.1% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +601.0% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -463.5% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +300.0% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 135 Haiti 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Burundi 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Tajikistan 0.001 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 140 Mauritania 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Somalia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.2%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.