GDP per employed person in Somalia
Somalia: GDP per employed person was 9,575 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per employed person in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per employed person in Somalia is 9,575 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per employed person in Somalia peaked at 10,446 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,380 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 157th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,864 constant 2021 PPP $ | 4,380 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,735 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,680 constant 2021 PPP $ | 4,816 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,669 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,852 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,931 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,446 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,607 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,510 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,703 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 21.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 11.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 20.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 15.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 47.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 43.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 20.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per employed person in Somalia?
- Gdp per employed person in Somalia was 9,575 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per employed person recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,446 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2017.
- What is the lowest gdp per employed person recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,380 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for gdp per employed person?
- Somalia ranks 157th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per employed person rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by the total number of people employed in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.