Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia, 2015–2025
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 8.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 471.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Somalia peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2016.
Somalia ranks 177th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4% | — |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +69.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +30.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +93.7% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +16.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 54% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More education data for Somalia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,504 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 882 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 115,828 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,607 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.59 % change on previous year (1986)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 8.1% in 2025, 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 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Somalia ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 471.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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