Somalia, Fed. Rep. — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Somalia, Fed. Rep., 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Somalia, Fed. Rep. was 2.99% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14.88% in 1972. The lowest was -17.85% in 1994 (about -6.0× the latest value).
Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 116 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Somalia, Fed. Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1972 and has fallen 80% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 71%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 38 of 47 economies; Gabon (2.47%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1853% in 1975. That is 36% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 100th of 107 in 1961 → 77th of 119 in 1970 → 85th of 152 in 1980 → 103rd of 176 in 1990 → 32nd of 199 in 2000 → 51st of 209 in 2010 → 79th of 209 in 2020 → 105th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.99% | -1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 4.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 4.18% | +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 2.72% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 3.45% | +6.2 pp |
| 2020 | -2.76% | -5.6 pp |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 2.05% | -12.7 pp |
| 2017 | 14.74% | +7.7 pp |
| 2016 | 7.03% | -3.4 pp |
| 2015 | 10.46% | +1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 8.98% | -2.0 pp |
| 2013 | 10.96% | +4.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 6.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 6.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 6.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 6.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 6.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 6.49% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 7.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 7.11% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 7.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 7.63% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 7.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 7.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 7.32% | +0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 6.59% | +5.4 pp |
| 1997 | 1.18% | -6.9 pp |
| 1996 | 8.05% | +4.1 pp |
| 1995 | 3.99% | +21.8 pp |
| 1994 | -17.85% | -21.8 pp |
| 1993 | 3.99% | +12.5 pp |
| 1992 | -8.49% | -11.4 pp |
| 1991 | 2.95% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 2.33% | -1.5 pp |
| 1989 | 3.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 3.42% | -6.7 pp |
| 1987 | 10.09% | +12.2 pp |
| 1986 | -2.15% | -11.7 pp |
| 1985 | 9.53% | +6.3 pp |
| 1984 | 3.27% | +14.8 pp |
| 1983 | -11.58% | -14.3 pp |
| 1982 | 2.77% | -3.5 pp |
| 1981 | 6.26% | +4.5 pp |
| 1980 | 1.79% | +6.8 pp |
| 1979 | -4.99% | -10.8 pp |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -7.8 pp |
| 1977 | 13.65% | +15.5 pp |
| 1976 | -1.85% | -16.5 pp |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +13.9 pp |
| 1974 | 0.75% | +12.9 pp |
| 1973 | -12.15% | -27.0 pp |
| 1972 | 14.88% | +12.7 pp |
| 1971 | 2.14% | -2.4 pp |
| 1970 | 4.58% | +6.3 pp |
| 1969 | -1.7% | -3.7 pp |
| 1968 | 2.03% | -3.9 pp |
| 1967 | 5.94% | -3.2 pp |
| 1966 | 9.1% | +15.0 pp |
| 1965 | -5.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | -6.11% | -8.9 pp |
| 1963 | 2.81% | -4.3 pp |
| 1962 | 7.08% | +10.3 pp |
| 1961 | -3.26% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Somalia, Fed. Rep.’s GDP growth in 1962?
7.08% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Somalia, Fed. Rep.’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +191.7% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.99%; 2024: 4.11%; 2023: 4.18%; 2022: 2.72%; 2021: 3.45%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.