Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 396,276 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Somalia, 2017–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 396,276 current LCU per person for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
That places Somalia 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 220,686 current LCU per person | — |
| 2018 | 277,963 current LCU per person | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 270,881 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 215,933 current LCU per person | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 245,394 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 273,861 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 335,873 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 396,276 current LCU per person | +18.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 396,276 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 72,663 current LCU per person, 5.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 396,276 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,663 current LCU per person, 5.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 256,510 current LCU per person | 220,686 current LCU per person | 277,963 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 293,467 current LCU per person | 215,933 current LCU per person | 396,276 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 17 Kazakhstan 698,698 current LCU per person compare
- 18 Uganda 514,229 current LCU per person compare
- 19 Gabon 430,560 current LCU per person compare
- 21 Tanzania 382,499 current LCU per person compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 312,248 current LCU per person compare
- 23 Madagascar 272,598 current LCU per person compare
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- Democracy 0 (2025)
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- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Somalia?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Somalia was 396,276 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 396,276 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 215,933 current LCU per person in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.