Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Somalia
Somalia: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 12.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Somalia is 12.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 52.8% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Somalia peaked at 215.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -15.3%, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 25th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Somalia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 215.8% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -83.5% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | +118.6% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | -43.6% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -34.5% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +136.4% |
| 2006 | -6.9% | -142.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -151.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -41.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | -15.3% | -745.9% |
| 2011 | -2.9% | -81.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -299.8% |
| 2013 | -10.5% | -281.4% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -185.2% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -41.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -85.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +756.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +139.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -55.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +86.9% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +52.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8% | 14.4% | 215.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | -6.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -15.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 4.5% | 12.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 22 American Samoa 14.2% compare
- 23 Nigeria 13.9% compare
- 24 Suriname 13.0% compare
- 26 Myanmar 12.5% compare
- 27 Kyrgyzstan 12.4% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 11.9% compare
More financial sector data for Somalia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (1989)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0099 SDR per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1.65 SDR per person (1989)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (1989)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1.65 SDR per person (1989)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2.47 SDR per person (1989)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2.39 SDR per person (1989)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 16.97 million SDR (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Somalia?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Somalia was 12.9% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 215.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.3% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Somalia ranks 25th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.