GDP growth in Somalia
Somalia: GDP growth was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Somalia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Somalia is 3.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Somalia peaked at 14.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -17.8%, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 117th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | -6.1% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | -12.1% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | -11.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -17.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 2.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -2.8% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Changes in inventories 10.43 billion current LCU (1990)
- Gross fixed capital formation 2.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 8.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings -5.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 28.1% (2025)
- Changes in inventories 5.50 million current US$ (1990)
- Gross capital formation 109.98 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 8.7% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 109.98 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Somalia?
- Gdp growth in Somalia was 3.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.8% in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for gdp growth?
- Somalia ranks 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.