Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Somalia
Somalia: Military expenditure as a share of government spending was 20.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Somalia, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 20.8 for military expenditure as a share of government spending in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure as a share of government spending in Somalia peaked at 40.44 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.48, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 7th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.27 | — |
| 2014 | 40.44 | +81.6% |
| 2015 | 37.29 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 34.82 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 25.97 | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 28.57 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 22.84 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 20.8 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 24.14 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 16.48 | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 18.95 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 22.55 | +19.0% |
| 2025 | 20.8 | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.31 | 22.27 | 40.44 | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.62 | 16.48 | 24.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure as a share of government spending in Somalia?
- Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Somalia was 20.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.44 in 2014.
- What is the lowest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.48 in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for military expenditure as a share of government spending?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure as a share of government spending rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 Military expenditure as a share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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