Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Somalia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Somalia in 2025 — 8.1%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2025 8.1% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 123of 132
Period maximum 39.8%1979
Period minimum 4%2012

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Somalia, 1960–202501020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.4%1961: 8.6%1962: 7.8%1963: 8.4%1964: 8.7%1965: 8.3%1966: 9.3%1967: 9.3%1968: 9.8%1969: 10.1%1970: 9.6%1971: 9.3%1972: 19.1%1973: 20.5%1974: 20.1%1975: 19.1%1976: 15.7%1977: 14.1%1978: 18.8%1979: 39.8%1980: 15.6%1981: 22.1%1982: 13.3%1983: 19.8%1984: 17%2012: 4%2013: 5.4%2014: 5.6%2015: 5.3%2016: 5.9%2017: 6.4%2018: 6.3%2019: 6.1%2020: 6.9%2021: 7.1%2022: 7.4%2023: 7.2%2024: 7.8%2025: 8.1%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 8.1%
Eastern Africa computed 10.7%
Low-income countries computed 12.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.1 +0.3 pp
2024 7.8 +0.6 pp
2023 7.2 −0.3 pp
2022 7.4 +0.3 pp
2021 7.1 +0.2 pp
2020 6.9 +0.8 pp
2019 6.1 −0.2 pp
2018 6.3 −0.1 pp
2017 6.4 +0.5 pp
2016 5.9 +0.6 pp
2015 5.3 −0.2 pp
2014 5.6 +0.2 pp
2013 5.4 +1.4 pp
2012 4
1984 17 −2.8 pp
1983 19.8 +6.5 pp
1982 13.3 −8.8 pp
1981 22.1 +6.4 pp
1980 15.6 −24.2 pp
1979 39.8 +21 pp
1978 18.8 +4.7 pp
1977 14.1 −1.6 pp
1976 15.7 −3.4 pp
1975 19.1 −1 pp
1974 20.1 −0.4 pp
1973 20.5 +1.4 pp
1972 19.1 +9.8 pp
1971 9.3 −0.3 pp
1970 9.6 −0.5 pp
1969 10.1 +0.3 pp
1968 9.8 +0.5 pp
1967 9.3 −0 pp
1966 9.3 +1 pp
1965 8.3 −0.4 pp
1964 8.7 +0.3 pp
1963 8.4 +0.6 pp
1962 7.8 −0.8 pp
1961 8.6 +0.2 pp
1960 8.4

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.