Somalia

Military spending in Somalia

Military spending in Somalia: 0.23% of GDP in 1961 and 1.54% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.54% of GDP
Since 1961
+1.31 percentage points
Rank, 2025
83 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in SomaliaMilitary spending in Somalia: 0.23% of GDP in 1961 and 1.54% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 28.95% of GDP in 1986, the lowest 0.05% of GDP in 1985.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 28.95% of GDP in 1986, the lowest 0.05% of GDP in 1985.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearSomalia
20251.54
20241.66
20231.27
20221.16
20211.17
20201.14
20190.83
20180.97
20170.75
20160.65
20150.68
20140.94
20130.44
19891.53
198817.44
198716.96
198628.95
19850.05
19840.14
19830.24
19820.29
19810.61
19800.55
19790.97
19781
19770.46
19760.52
19750.52
19740.73
19730.51
19720.45
19710.48
19700.5
19690.42
19680.41
19670.39
19660.35
19650.3
19640.33
19630.29
19620.25
19610.23

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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