Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 5.41 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Somalia, 2014–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 5.41 for revenue, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Somalia peaked at 7.53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 2015.
That places Somalia 195th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.25 | — |
| 2015 | 2.06 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 2.31 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 3.25 | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 3.43 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.91 | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 5.76 | +47.3% |
| 2021 | 3.97 | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 7.08 | +78.2% |
| 2023 | 6.73 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 7.53 | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 7.17 | -4.7% |
| 2026 | 6.68 | -6.9% |
| 2027 | 6.37 | -4.6% |
| 2028 | 5.95 | -6.7% |
| 2029 | 5.38 | -9.5% |
| 2030 | 5.41 | +0.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 5.41 is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.76, 30% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 5.41 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.53, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +78.2% | 3.97 | 7.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.87 | 2.06 | 3.91 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.26 | 3.97 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2030s | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Somalia?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Somalia was 5.41 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 2015.
- How does Somalia rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 195th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October