Somalia

Economy

• GDP

  : 13.0 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 661 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 3.0 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 32.3 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 1643 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.39 (2024)

• Unemployment

  : 18.9 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 34.2 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 29.2 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 98.8 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -9.0 B$ (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 23.1 M$ (1989)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 6.4 % (2024)

• Agriculture

  : 55.8 % (1990)

• Industry

  : 9.7 % (1986)

• Remittances received

  : 3.0 % (1983)

Demographics

• Population

  : 19.7 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 3.3 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 12 077 (2025)

• Population density

  : 29.3 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 59.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 6.01 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 42.3 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 9.74 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 55.1 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 44.9 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 3.6 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 6.6 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 97.0 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.9 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 19 503 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 3.7 % (2023)

• Internet users

  : 27.9 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 54.0 (2023)

• Access to electricity

  : 54.4 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 75.3 % (2024)

• Primary school completion

  : 28.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 1.9 yrs (2023)

• Bank account ownership

  : 7.9 % (2014)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 26.5 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 14 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.6 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 2 284 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 19.7 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.05 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 95.4 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 11.2 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 9.2 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 20.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 59.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 18.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 18.6 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 2.3 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.53 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 10.0 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 11.5 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 218.0 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 3.83 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 5 980 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 70.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 64.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 101.1 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 563.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 27.6 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 38.6 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 22.9 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 5.8 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 30.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.05 (2014)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.87 (2019)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 115.4 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 6.3 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : 0.2 % (2024)

• Primary balance

  : 0.0 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.79 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.95 (2024)

• Political stability

  : -2.26 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -2.21 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.73 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.58 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (1991)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 28.1 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 0.02 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 16.0 % (1989)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 765.0 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 133.3 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 4.51 (2025)