Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — Somalia

Government revenue in Somalia in 2024 — 3.09%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 89. Since 2017, the indicator has risen by 1.21 pp.

2024 3.09% +0.08 pp vs 2023
World rank 88of 89
Period maximum 3.09%2024
Period minimum 1.87%2017

Trend over time

2017–2024 · % of GDP

Government revenue — Somalia, 2017–20241.522.533.5201720182019202020212022202320242017: 1.87%2018: 2.33%2019: 2.65%2020: 2.45%2021: 2.42%2022: 2.57%2023: 3.01%2024: 3.09%
Change over the period: +1.21 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Somalia 3.09%
World 23.9%
Government revenue — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.09 +0.08 pp
2023 3.01 +0.44 pp
2022 2.57 +0.15 pp
2021 2.42 −0.03 pp
2020 2.45 −0.21 pp
2019 2.65 +0.32 pp
2018 2.33 +0.46 pp
2017 1.87

About the indicator

Central government revenue excluding grants, as a percent of GDP. Beyond taxes it includes non-tax receipts: dividends of state-owned companies, revenue from the sale of extraction rights, duties and fees. That is why the difference between this indicator and tax revenue says something about the structure of a state: in commodity countries it is large, because a substantial part of the budget comes not from taxes but from rent.

Important: Grants are excluded deliberately: in the poorest countries foreign aid can make up a substantial part of the budget, and with it included the indicator would no longer measure the ability of a state to raise revenue.

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