Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.1%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
113th
of 114 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2024
All-time low
2.6%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia is 11.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 323.9% over ten years.
That places Somalia 113th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6% | — |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +52.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +69.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +43.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.6% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 110 Qatar 16.8%
- 111 Afghanistan 16.8%
- 112 Congo 13.7%
- 114 Pakistan 2.2%
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia was 11.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Somalia ranks 113th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 323.9%. 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 Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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