Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1.79 million current LCU per person in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Somalia, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Somalia is 1.79 million current LCU per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 404.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Somalia peaked at 1.79 million current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -32,474 current LCU per person, in 1989.
Somalia ranks 13th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.96 current LCU per person | 1.77 current LCU per person | 38.54 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.61 current LCU per person | 26.31 current LCU per person | 183.71 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -4,889 current LCU per person | -32,474 current LCU per person | 9.04 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 395,045 current LCU per person | 354,619 current LCU per person | 435,471 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million current LCU per person | 773,752 current LCU per person | 1.79 million current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 10 Iraq 3.64 million current LCU per person compare
- 11 Mongolia 2.44 million current LCU per person compare
- 12 Guinea 2.30 million current LCU per person compare
- 14 Hungary 1.73 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Costa Rica 1.64 million current LCU per person compare
- 16 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Somalia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.4% (2024)
- Net domestic credit 16.43 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 33.98 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.4% (2024)
- Broad money 26.1% (1989)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.4% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 23,098 LCU per US$, period average (2017)
- Net migration 12,077 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -55.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Somalia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Somalia was 1.79 million current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -32,474 current LCU per person in 1989.
- How does Somalia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 404.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.