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
127th
of 128 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. Measured in %.
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 127th out of 128 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 | % | 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 11.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.1%, 44% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 11.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 39% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- 124 Afghanistan 16.8%
- 125 Micronesia (Federated States of) 16.2%
- 126 Congo 13.7%
- 128 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 127th out of 128 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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