Somalia reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Six of ten datasets here reach 2025; four stop earlier, and this page shows where.
19.7 million people, half of them under 16, in an economy of $14.2bn in 2026, growing 2.6% a year.
Somalia’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.
One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.
Six of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Markets and climate stop at 2024; FX rates stops at 2018; policies stops at 2011. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.
No current head of state is in the record for Somalia. The record holds 23 ministers for today; no deputy is recorded.
The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Somalia.
Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 2014 | Change | Certainty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity | 54.4% | 2024 | 51.4% | +3.0 pts | Reported | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation | 28.1% | 2024 | 21.9% | +6.2 pts | Reported | UNICEF |
| Clean cooking fuel | 5.0% | 2024 | 2.0% | +3.0 pts | Reported | World Bank |
| Under-five mortality | 101.1 | 2024 | 138.6 | −37.6 per 1,000 | Modelled | WHO |
| Life expectancy at birth | 59.0 yrs | 2024 | 54.4 yrs | +4.5 yrs | Reported | World Bank |
| Urban population | 55.1% | 2025 | 42.4% | +12.8 pts | Reported | World Bank |
| Internet use | 27.9% | 2024 | 1.6% | +26.3 pts | Reported | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 54 / 100 | 2023 | 41 / 100 | +13 | Reported | World Bank |
134 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Somalia. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.
Somalia's position on 134 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.
The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.
Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.
Africa API (2026) — “Somalia: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.
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