Somalia vs Tanzania

Somalia vs Tanzania: GDP growth

GDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 5.2% a year in Tanzania in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 1 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Somalia.

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% a year · IMF

Somalia vs Tanzania: GDP growthGDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 5.2% a year in Tanzania in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 1 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Somalia.
SomaliaTanzaniaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Tanzania has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Somalia at 4% a year and Tanzania at 6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSomaliaTanzania
202445.5
20234.25.2
20222.84.7
20213.54.8
2020-2.74.5
20193.66.9
20181.47
20179.56.7
2016-1.36.9
20154.66.2
20142.76.7
20135.76.8
20121.25.1
2011–7.9
2010–6.4
2009–5.4
2008–5.6
2007–8.5
2006–4.7
2005–7.4
2004–7.8
2003–6.9
2002–7.2
2001–6
2000–4.9
1999–4.8
1998–3.7
1997–3.5
1996–4.5
1995–3.6
1994–1.6
1993–1.2
1992–0.6
1991–2.1
1990–7
1989–3.8
1988–4.4
1987–5.9
1986–6.6
1985–4.6
1984–3.4
1983–2.4
1982–0.6
1981–0.5
1980–3.3
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearSomaliaTanzania
20253.15.9
20262.36
20272.75.9
20283.26
20293.66
20303.85.9
203146

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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