Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Somalia
Somalia: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 71.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia, 2013–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia is 71.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia peaked at 101.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2015.
That places Somalia 165th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.4% | — |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 101.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 71.4% | -14.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 71.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 90.7%, 79% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 71.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.2%, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 56.5% | 97.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 71.1% | 101.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -39.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 55,005 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Somalia was 71.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2015.
- How does Somalia rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Somalia ranks 165th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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