Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Somalia
Somalia: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 201.85 million current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 201.85 million current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 43.2% on the previous year and up 235.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Somalia peaked at 201.85 million current USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.16 million current USD, in 1961.
That places Somalia 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 5.92 million current USD | 3.16 million current USD | 9.00 million current USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.35 million current USD | 11.20 million current USD | 87.70 million current USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.23 million current USD | 8.56 million current USD | 134.00 million current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.82 million current USD | 26.05 million current USD | 76.56 million current USD | 7 |
| 2020s | 134.13 million current USD | 98.16 million current USD | 201.85 million current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 124 Tajikistan 246.39 million current USD compare
- 125 Trinidad and Tobago 234.54 million current USD compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 215.97 million current USD compare
- 128 Guyana 201.84 million current USD compare
- 129 Togo 195.35 million current USD compare
- 130 Congo 182.04 million current USD compare
More public sector data for Somalia
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 43.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 224.72 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Somalia?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Somalia was 201.85 million current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 201.85 million current USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 million current USD in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Somalia ranks 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.0%. 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 Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.