How does Somalia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Somalia ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Somalia

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Somalia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Somalia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 69.9%

World rank

117th

of 121 countries

All-time high

2.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1991

All-time low

0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 69.9% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Somalia peaked at 2.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Somalia ranks 117th 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.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1972	0.2149 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1973	0.2456 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
1974	0.2685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1975	0.2444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1976	0.2768 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1977	0.6107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+120.6%
1978	0.6819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1979	0.7282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1980	0.786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1981	1.23 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.0%
1982	1.27 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1983	1.51 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
1984	1.52 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1985	1.51 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1986	1.6 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1987	1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1988	1.56 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1989	1.43 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1990	1.75 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
1991	2.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.4%
1992	2.51 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1993	1.42 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.7%
1994	1.23 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1995	1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1996	1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
1997	0.7974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
1998	0.6033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
1999	0.5802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2000	0.5071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2001	0.7543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.7%
2002	0.8055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2003	0.6498 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
2004	0.4808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.0%
2005	0.3817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
2006	0.3637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2007	0.3465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2008	0.3177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2009	0.6392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+101.2%
2010	0.699 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2011	0.6465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2012	0.4285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.7%
2013	0.3674 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2014	0.3141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2015	0.2859 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2016	0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2017	0.2343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2018	0.2604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2019	0.2368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2020	0.3023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.7%
2021	0.2439 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
2022	0.2265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2023	0.1843 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2024	0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-69.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3711 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.4 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.6 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.36 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.5246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.699 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Somalia

114 Botswana 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 Turkmenistan 0.0655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 China 0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
118 Iraq 0.0473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
119 Haiti 0.0106 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
120 Algeria 0.0042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
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IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.0% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 0 NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -18.74 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Somalia?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Somalia was 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 2.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Somalia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Somalia ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.