Somalia vs Uganda

Somalia vs Uganda: GDP growth

GDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 6.7% a year in Uganda in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Uganda, by 2 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Somalia.

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% a year · IMF

Somalia vs Uganda: GDP growthGDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 6.7% a year in Uganda in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Uganda, by 2 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Somalia.
SomaliaUgandaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Somalia at 4% a year and Uganda at 5.7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSomaliaUganda
20253.16.7
202446
20234.25
20222.86.2
20213.55.5
2020-2.7-1.2
20193.67.6
20181.45.6
20179.56.8
2016-1.30.2
20154.68
20142.75.7
20135.73.9
20121.22.3
2011–7.7
2010–7.5
2009–8.1
2008–10.4
2007–8.1
2006–7
2005–10
2004–5.8
2003–6.2
2002–7.1
2001–8.8
2000–3.9
1999–8
1998–6.1
1997–4.6
1996–6.6
1995–9.2
1994–7.7
1993–6.7
1992–5.9
1991–1.8
1990–6.5
1989–6.4
1988–8.3
1987–4
1986–0.9
1985–-3
1984–-3
1983–4.9
1982–8.2
1981–3.9
1980–-3.4
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSomaliaUganda
20262.36.2
20272.79.9
20283.27.1
20293.66.3
20303.86
203145.7

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.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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