Somalia vs Sudan

Somalia vs Sudan: GDP growth

GDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Somalia, by 6.1 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Somalia vs Sudan: GDP growthGDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Somalia, by 6.1 percentage points.
SomaliaSudanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Somalia at 4% a year and Sudan at 8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSomaliaSudan
20244-19.3
20234.2-23.5
20222.8-2.5
20213.50.5
2020-2.7-3.6
20193.6-2.5
20181.4-2.3
20179.50.8
2016-1.34.7
20154.64.9
20142.74.7
20135.72
20121.2-17
2011–-3.2
2010–3.9
2009–-2.8
2008–3.8
2007–5.7
2006–6.5
2005–5.6
2004–5.1
2003–6.3
2002–5.9
2001–10.9
2000–8.4
1999–4.2
1998–8.2
1997–6.1
1996–5.5
1995–8.9
1994–3.5
1993–2.8
1992–5.5
1991–7
1990–0.8
1989–1.4
1988–4.3
1987–6.5
1986–9.9
1985–-0.6
1984–-5.6
1983–-1.5
1982–4.1
1981–6.3
1980–2.5
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearSomaliaSudan
20253.1–
20262.37
20272.715
20283.210
20293.68
20303.88
203148

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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