Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Somalia
Somalia: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure was 78.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia is 78.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia peaked at 101.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2015.
Somalia ranks 152nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.4% | — |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 101.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 78.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 96.2%, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 78.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.5%, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 56.5% | 97.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 71.1% | 101.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia was 78.5% in 2023, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2015.
- How does Somalia rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Somalia ranks 152nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.