Somalia
SOM Sub-Saharan AfricaState of play
A Horn of Africa republic without an internationally recognised central government exercising full territorial control since 1991; Somaliland in the north operates as a self-declared, unrecognised state.
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GDP growth2.99% per year · 2025▼ 27.2% vs previous
Military expenditure1.59% of GDP · 2024▲ 23.4% vs previous
Trade openness128.1% of GDP · 2025▼ 1.74% vs previous
Population19.7Mpeople · 2025▲ 3.4% vs previous
Displaced from here1.1Mpeople · 2025▼ 0.26% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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