Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Somalia
Somalia: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth of gdp per employed person in Somalia is -0.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 176.9% on the previous year and down 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Somalia peaked at 10.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2020.
That places Somalia 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +39.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -53.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +227.9% |
| 2018 | -1.4% | -113.6% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | -36.0% |
| 2020 | -5.0% | +472.4% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -96.4% |
| 2022 | -1.8% | +900.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -135.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -38.1% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -176.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | -1.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -5.0% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 157 South Africa -0.1% compare
- 158 Colombia -0.1% compare
- 159 United States Virgin Islands -0.2% compare
- 161 Mexico -0.4% compare
- 161 Solomon Islands -0.4% compare
- 163 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of -0.5% compare
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4323 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4971 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7917 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,865 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,986 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,351 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Somalia?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Somalia was -0.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Somalia ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).