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Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Capital: MogadishuRegion: Sub-Saharan Africa Income: Low income
GDP
$13.91B
2026
Population
19.0M
2024
GDP per Capita
$798
2026
Life Expectancy
58.8 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$13.91B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)3.3%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$7982026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$33.85B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$2K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.01%2026
GNI (Current USD)$12.21B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$6202024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$2K2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)7.8%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)133.4%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)26.7%2024
GDP Deflator (%)8.3%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$10K2024
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$3562021
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-67.9%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)11.2%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)11.24%2021

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.5%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-1.2%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-8.8%2026
Government Debt (% of GDP)0.0%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)0.0%2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)0.0%2024
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)5.8%2024
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)4.0%2024
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)0.0%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)130.3%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)99.1%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$3.73B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$11.86B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$1.11B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$4.02B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)6.4%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$765.0M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$2.12B2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)17.7%2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)14.9%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$1.80B2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)0.1%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$1.30B2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$383.7M2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)20.4%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)0.0%2024
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)38.7%2014
Account Ownership, Female (%)33.7%2014
Account Ownership, Male (%)43.6%2014
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)4.3%2025

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)82025

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)16.2%2025
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)14.5%2025
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)9.2%2025
Average Firm Age (years)5 years2025
Firms Using Computers (%)40.9%2025

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population19.0M2024
Population Growth (%)3.5%2024
Population Density (per km²)292023
Surface Area (sq km)637,6602023
Land Area (sq km)627,3402023
Urban Population (%)54.6%2024
Urban Population (total)10.4M2024
Rural Population (%)45.4%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth58.8 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male56.4 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female61.4 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)6.12023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)43.02023
Death Rate (per 1,000)9.82023
Net Migration12,0772025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)46.6%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)50.8%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)2.6%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)96.8%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)325.42023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)232.42023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force3.6M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)33.8%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)20.7%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)47.2%2025
Unemployment (%)18.9%2025
Female Unemployment (%)24.6%2025
Male Unemployment (%)16.4%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)34.2%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)30.0%2025
Employment in Industry (%)17.8%2025
Employment in Services (%)52.2%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)46.0%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)47.8%2025
Part-Time Employment (%)55.5%2022
Employers (% of total employment)6.2%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)30.9%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)0.0%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.1%2025
Adult Literacy Rate (%)54.1%2022
Male Literacy Rate (%)64.5%2022
Youth Literacy Rate (%)70.7%2022
Primary School Enrollment (%)20.9%2023
Secondary School Enrollment (%)3.3%2023

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)3.7%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$222023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.5%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)30.8%2023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)0.92019
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)104.02023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)98.12023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)109.62023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)61.0%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)29.9%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)9.1%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)64.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)70.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.102022
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)1512024
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)8.02021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)0.02020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)11.2%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)95.4%2022
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)5.4%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)24.52020
Forest Area (%)9.2%2023
Forest Area (sq km)57,4982023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)75.3%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)44.5%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)70.3%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)5042023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)98.92022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.42022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)98.62022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)353,6422023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)0.12022
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)55.0%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)27.6%2022
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)0.72023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)14.02024
Scientific Journal Articles1062022

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried34,0662019
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)0.02019
Container Port Traffic (TEU)92,2382019
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.002022
Electricity from Oil (%)88.8%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)19.6%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)20.0%2022
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)33.6%2025
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)117.12023

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-1.732023
Government Effectiveness-1.982023
Regulatory Quality-1.882023
Voice & Accountability-1.662023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)0.9%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)1.9%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)0.0%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)2.8%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.6%2024
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.5%2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City2.8M2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)14.5%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)48.7%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)2.3%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)16.4%2024