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Clientelism index in Somalia

Somalia: Clientelism index was 0.751 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.751
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.971
in 1992
All-time low
0.281
in 1961
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Clientelism index in Somalia, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.81190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, clientelism index in Somalia stood at 0.751.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Somalia peaked at 0.971 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.281, in 1961.

Somalia ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Clientelism index in Somalia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.896 —
1901 0.896 +0.0%
1902 0.896 +0.0%
1903 0.896 +0.0%
1904 0.896 +0.0%
1905 0.896 +0.0%
1906 0.896 +0.0%
1907 0.896 +0.0%
1908 0.896 +0.0%
1909 0.896 +0.0%
1910 0.896 +0.0%
1911 0.896 +0.0%
1912 0.896 +0.0%
1913 0.896 +0.0%
1914 0.896 +0.0%
1915 0.896 +0.0%
1916 0.896 +0.0%
1917 0.896 +0.0%
1918 0.896 +0.0%
1919 0.896 +0.0%
1920 0.896 +0.0%
1921 0.896 +0.0%
1922 0.896 +0.0%
1923 0.896 +0.0%
1924 0.896 +0.0%
1925 0.896 +0.0%
1926 0.896 +0.0%
1927 0.896 +0.0%
1928 0.896 +0.0%
1929 0.896 +0.0%
1930 0.896 +0.0%
1931 0.896 +0.0%
1932 0.896 +0.0%
1933 0.896 +0.0%
1934 0.896 +0.0%
1935 0.896 +0.0%
1936 0.896 +0.0%
1937 0.896 +0.0%
1938 0.896 +0.0%
1939 0.896 +0.0%
1940 0.896 +0.0%
1941 0.863 -3.7%
1942 0.863 +0.0%
1943 0.863 +0.0%
1944 0.863 +0.0%
1945 0.863 +0.0%
1946 0.863 +0.0%
1947 0.799 -7.4%
1948 0.799 +0.0%
1949 0.799 +0.0%
1950 0.781 -2.3%
1951 0.744 -4.7%
1952 0.744 +0.0%
1953 0.744 +0.0%
1954 0.744 +0.0%
1955 0.744 +0.0%
1956 0.583 -21.6%
1957 0.552 -5.3%
1958 0.552 +0.0%
1959 0.743 +34.6%
1960 0.3 -59.6%
1961 0.281 -6.3%
1962 0.281 +0.0%
1963 0.281 +0.0%
1964 0.55 +95.7%
1965 0.627 +14.0%
1966 0.627 +0.0%
1967 0.627 +0.0%
1968 0.627 +0.0%
1969 0.731 +16.6%
1970 0.797 +9.0%
1971 0.797 +0.0%
1972 0.797 +0.0%
1973 0.797 +0.0%
1974 0.797 +0.0%
1975 0.797 +0.0%
1976 0.797 +0.0%
1977 0.797 +0.0%
1978 0.797 +0.0%
1979 0.796 -0.1%
1980 0.566 -28.9%
1981 0.566 +0.0%
1982 0.566 +0.0%
1983 0.566 +0.0%
1984 0.566 +0.0%
1985 0.645 +14.0%
1986 0.645 +0.0%
1987 0.644 -0.2%
1988 0.644 +0.0%
1989 0.644 +0.0%
1990 0.648 +0.6%
1991 0.727 +12.2%
1992 0.971 +33.6%
1993 0.971 +0.0%
1994 0.971 +0.0%
1995 0.971 +0.0%
1996 0.971 +0.0%
1997 0.971 +0.0%
1998 0.971 +0.0%
1999 0.971 +0.0%
2000 0.971 +0.0%
2001 0.971 +0.0%
2002 0.971 +0.0%
2003 0.971 +0.0%
2004 0.939 -3.3%
2005 0.939 +0.0%
2006 0.939 +0.0%
2007 0.946 +0.7%
2008 0.946 +0.0%
2009 0.941 -0.5%
2010 0.941 +0.0%
2011 0.909 -3.4%
2012 0.891 -2.0%
2013 0.85 -4.6%
2014 0.85 +0.0%
2015 0.85 +0.0%
2016 0.877 +3.2%
2017 0.835 -4.8%
2018 0.755 -9.6%
2019 0.755 +0.0%
2020 0.847 +12.2%
2021 0.847 +0.0%
2022 0.839 -0.9%
2023 0.72 -14.2%
2024 0.719 -0.1%
2025 0.751 +4.5%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.751 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.692, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.751 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6135, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.896 0.896 0.896 10
1910s 0.896 0.896 0.896 10
1920s 0.896 0.896 0.896 10
1930s 0.896 0.896 0.896 10
1940s 0.8471 0.799 0.896 10
1950s 0.6931 0.552 0.781 10
1960s 0.4932 0.281 0.731 10
1970s 0.7969 0.796 0.797 10
1980s 0.6052 0.566 0.645 10
1990s 0.9143 0.648 0.971 10
2000s 0.9534 0.939 0.971 10
2010s 0.8513 0.755 0.941 10
2020s 0.7872 0.719 0.847 6

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 26 Cambodia 0.762 compare
  2. 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.761 compare
  3. 28 Serbia 0.756 compare
  4. 29 Liberia 0.751 compare
  5. 31 Angola 0.742 compare
  6. 31 Guatemala 0.742 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Somalia?
Clientelism index in Somalia was 0.751 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 1992.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.281 in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for clientelism index?
Somalia ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Clientelism index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
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