Total natural resource rents in Somalia
Somalia: Total natural resource rents was 11.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Somalia, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Somalia stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Somalia peaked at 19.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1972.
Somalia ranks 46th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.7% | — |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +45.7% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | -18.9% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +199.6% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 12.2% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 15.3% | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | -21.7% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | +32.9% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | -28.9% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -35.6% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +54.6% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | +46.2% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 11.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 11.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +199.6% | 4.8% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 3.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 6.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 10.7% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 43 Venezuela 11.8% compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 11.5% compare
- 45 Mauritania 11.4% compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
- 48 Central African Republic 10.3% compare
- 49 Norway 10.0% compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Somalia?
- Total natural resource rents in Somalia was 11.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1972.
- How does Somalia rank for total natural resource rents?
- Somalia ranks 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.