Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Somalia
Somalia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 7.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Somalia, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Somalia is 7.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Somalia peaked at 8.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 176th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.1% | — |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 8.2% | +182.5% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -41.5% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +41.0% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +25.2% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 2.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More poverty & inequality data for Somalia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 503.5 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 27.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 2.06 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 2.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2356 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2356 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Somalia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Somalia was 7.9% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Somalia ranks 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.