Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Somalia

Budget balance in Somalia in 2031 — -2.1%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 188. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 2 pp.

2031 -2.1% −0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 84of 188
Period maximum 0.5%2016
Period minimum -2.1%2031

Trend over time

2013–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Somalia, 2013–2031-3-2-10120132015201720192021202320252027202920312013: -0.1%2014: -0.1%2015: 0.2%2016: 0.5%2017: 0.4%2018: 0%2019: 0.3%2020: 0.3%2021: -0.9%2022: 0%2023: 0%2024: 0.2%2025: -0.3%2026: -0.6%2027: -0.8%2028: -1.2%2029: -2%2030: -2%2031: -2.1%
Change over the period: −2 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Somalia -2.1%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Eastern Africa computed -3.73%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2.1 −0.1 pp
2030 -2 +0 pp
2029 -2 −0.8 pp
2028 -1.2 −0.4 pp
2027 -0.8 −0.2 pp
2026 -0.6 −0.3 pp
2025 -0.3 −0.5 pp
2024 0.2 +0.2 pp
2023 0 +0 pp
2022 0 +0.9 pp
2021 -0.9 −1.2 pp
2020 0.3 +0 pp
2019 0.3 +0.3 pp
2018 0 −0.4 pp
2017 0.4 −0.1 pp
2016 0.5 +0.3 pp
2015 0.2 +0.3 pp
2014 -0.1 +0 pp
2013 -0.1

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.