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Somalia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 14 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Somalia, the central government expenditure reading was 6.26% of GDP in 2025, compared with 7.12% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.87 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 4.83% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20256.26 % of GDP
20247.12 % of GDP
20236.34 % of GDP
20226.87 % of GDP
20214.67 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2016
20205.48 % of GDP
20193.47 % of GDP
20183.29 % of GDP
20172.9 % of GDP
20161.87 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.