Somalia vs Zambia

Somalia vs Zambia: GDP growth

GDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 3.8% a year in Zambia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Zambia.

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% a year · IMF

Somalia vs Zambia: GDP growthGDP growth: 4% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 3.8% a year in Zambia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Zambia.
SomaliaZambiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Zambia.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Somalia at 4% a year and Zambia at 5.3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSomaliaZambia
20253.13.8
202443.8
20234.25.4
20222.85.2
20213.56.2
2020-2.7-2.8
20193.61.4
20181.44
20179.53.5
2016-1.33.8
20154.62.9
20142.74.7
20135.75.1
20121.27.6
2011–5.6
2010–10.3
2009–9.2
2008–7.8
2007–8.4
2006–7.9
2005–7.2
2004–7
2003–6.9
2002–4.5
2001–5.3
2000–3.9
1999–4.7
1998–-0.4
1997–3.8
1996–6.2
1995–2.9
1994–-13.3
1993–-0.1
1992–2.1
1991–-0.7
1990–-0.6
1989–-3.7
1988–9.3
1987–1.5
1986–1.7
1985–1.2
1984–-1.7
1983–-1.1
1982–-2.9
1981–6.6
1980–3.9
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSomaliaZambia
20262.35.6
20272.74.9
20283.25
20293.65.3
20303.85.3
203145.3

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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