Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita was 0.8574 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Somalia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.8574 TDS, current US$ per person for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% on the previous year and up 32,622.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Somalia peaked at 49.3 TDS, current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per person, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 121st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7403 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.3132 TDS, current US$ per person | -57.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5025 TDS, current US$ per person | +60.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6568 TDS, current US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7509 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 1.05 TDS, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5682 TDS, current US$ per person | -46.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8672 TDS, current US$ per person | +52.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8618 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7367 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 2.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +193.1% |
| 1981 | 7.78 TDS, current US$ per person | +260.5% |
| 1982 | 3.33 TDS, current US$ per person | -57.2% |
| 1983 | 3.9 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 3.31 TDS, current US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 2.98 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 8.92 TDS, current US$ per person | +198.9% |
| 1987 | 5.13 TDS, current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 1988 | 0.743 TDS, current US$ per person | -85.5% |
| 1989 | 4.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +509.5% |
| 1990 | 1.51 TDS, current US$ per person | -66.6% |
| 1991 | 0.006 TDS, current US$ per person | -99.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0377 TDS, current US$ per person | +526.3% |
| 1993 | 0.05 TDS, current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 TDS, current US$ per person | -88.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0998 TDS, current US$ per person | +1587.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4447 TDS, current US$ per person | +345.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per person | -98.8% |
| 1998 | 0.023 TDS, current US$ per person | +321.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2006 TDS, current US$ per person | +773.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0915 TDS, current US$ per person | -54.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0599 TDS, current US$ per person | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0549 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0304 TDS, current US$ per person | -44.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0438 TDS, current US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0678 TDS, current US$ per person | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0782 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0654 TDS, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1569 TDS, current US$ per person | +139.9% |
| 2009 | 0.014 TDS, current US$ per person | -91.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0187 TDS, current US$ per person | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 TDS, current US$ per person | -66.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 TDS, current US$ per person | +178.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0455 TDS, current US$ per person | +157.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 TDS, current US$ per person | -94.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per person | +62.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per person | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 0.004 TDS, current US$ per person | +73.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0398 TDS, current US$ per person | +887.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3 TDS, current US$ per person | +123711.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 TDS, current US$ per person | -98.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 1.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8574 TDS, current US$ per person | -40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7052 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.3132 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.05 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.28 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.743 TDS, current US$ per person | 8.92 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2385 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.51 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0663 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.014 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.1569 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0455 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.75 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.8574 TDS, current US$ per person | 49.3 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 118 Burundi 2.55 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 119 Afghanistan 1.59 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Syrian Arab Republic 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Somalia?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Somalia was 0.8574 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3 TDS, current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 121st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,622.3%. 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 Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.