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. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Somalia, 1960–2024
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.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.1 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 38.54 current LCU per person | +66.8% |
| 1962 | 35.09 current LCU per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 30.45 current LCU per person | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 9.37 current LCU per person | -69.2% |
| 1965 | 1.77 current LCU per person | -81.1% |
| 1966 | 4.96 current LCU per person | +180.5% |
| 1967 | 2.24 current LCU per person | -54.9% |
| 1968 | 9.95 current LCU per person | +344.8% |
| 1969 | 14.15 current LCU per person | +42.1% |
| 1970 | 26.31 current LCU per person | +86.0% |
| 1971 | 34.95 current LCU per person | +32.9% |
| 1972 | 63.73 current LCU per person | +82.3% |
| 1973 | 49.17 current LCU per person | -22.8% |
| 1974 | 32.19 current LCU per person | -34.5% |
| 1975 | 106.18 current LCU per person | +229.8% |
| 1976 | 107.02 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 168.09 current LCU per person | +57.1% |
| 1978 | 183.71 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 44.75 current LCU per person | -75.6% |
| 1980 | 9.04 current LCU per person | -79.8% |
| 1981 | -6.22 current LCU per person | -168.8% |
| 1982 | -124.76 current LCU per person | +1904.8% |
| 1983 | -399.85 current LCU per person | +220.5% |
| 1984 | -737.27 current LCU per person | +84.4% |
| 1985 | -914.09 current LCU per person | +24.0% |
| 1986 | -2,746 current LCU per person | +200.4% |
| 1987 | -3,065 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1988 | -8,434 current LCU per person | +175.2% |
| 1989 | -32,474 current LCU per person | +285.0% |
| 2018 | 354,619 current LCU per person | -1192.0% |
| 2019 | 435,471 current LCU per person | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 773,752 current LCU per person | +77.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million current LCU per person | +39.4% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million current LCU per person | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 1.79 million current LCU per person | +21.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.79 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,966 current LCU per person, 105.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.79 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,204 current LCU per person, 70.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -1904.8% | -6.22 current LCU per person | -124.76 current LCU per person |
| 2018 | +1192.0% | -32,474 current LCU per person | 354,619 current LCU per person |
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 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Somalia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1977)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1977)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1977)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1977)
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) ÷ 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.