By Asha Elmi - Reporter
Somalia, 30 June 2026 – Somalia’s economic growth slowed in 2025 as international aid declined and livestock exports weakened due to severe drought, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
Real gross domestic product grew by 3.1% in 2025, measured at constant 2022 prices, compared with 4.0% growth in 2024, the bureau said in its 2025 GDP statistical release on Tuesday.
GDP at current prices rose to $13.234 billion in 2025 from $12.348 billion a year earlier, while GDP per capita increased to $793 from $761.
The bureau said workers’ remittances continued to grow during 2025, but income from international aid declined. It said imports expanded at a relatively modest pace, with slightly lower demand for food products, contributing to slower growth in household final consumption and overall economic activity.
Export growth also slowed, with higher trade in crops and other natural products largely offset by a decline in livestock sales linked to drought conditions.
The report said overseas transfers, including remittances from the Somali diaspora and international assistance, remained important to household income, development finance, foreign exchange reserves and the financing of imports.
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Gross national disposable income, which includes GDP plus net income from abroad, reached $17.299 billion in 2025, about 30% higher than nominal GDP. GNDI per capita rose to $1,037.
Household final consumption, the largest component of GDP, grew by 3.3% in constant prices, down from 3.9% in 2024. Government final consumption grew by 9.2%, while gross fixed capital formation rose by 5.8%.
The bureau said imports of goods and services accounted for nearly 75% of GDP in 2025, while exports accounted for about 20%.
SNBS Director General Abdisalam Mohamed said the release reflected the bureau’s efforts to produce high-quality and internationally comparable statistics to support policymaking and public debate.
The bureau said future improvements to national accounts would include a new household survey beginning in late 2026, an agricultural census planned for 2027 and work toward quarterly GDP estimates.