Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) in Somalia
Somalia: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) was 7.4 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Somalia, 2014–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 7.4 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Somalia peaked at 7.85 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2015.
Somalia ranks 195th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (Percent GDP) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.31 | — |
| 2015 | 1.82 | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.85 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.88 | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4 | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 3.63 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 5.47 | +50.6% |
| 2021 | 4.85 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 7.05 | +45.3% |
| 2023 | 6.68 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 7.36 | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 7.41 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 7.85 | +5.9% |
| 2027 | 7.11 | -9.5% |
| 2028 | 7.16 | +0.7% |
| 2029 | 7.37 | +2.9% |
| 2030 | 7.4 | +0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 7.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.58, 34% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 7.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.59, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.65 | 1.82 | 3.63 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 4.85 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2030s | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Somalia?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Somalia was 7.4 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 in 2026.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2015.
- How does Somalia rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 195th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October