🇸🇴 Somalia National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Somalia government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $5.0 billion, with no published growth-rate estimate. Debt-to-GDP: 9%. Per-citizen share: $294.
Post-2023 HIPC debt relief cut debt sharply; IMF ECF 4th review (Dec 2025) puts public debt near 9% of GDP
About Somalia's National Debt
Somalia completed the HIPC debt-relief process in 2023, clearing decades of arrears and reopening access to financing after years of conflict and state fragility.
Somalia is one of the world's more fiscally conservative governments, with debt at 9% of GDP — a low ratio that leaves substantial headroom for stimulus or crisis response without threatening sustainability. By total government debt, Somalia ranks 135th of the 137 governments tracked here.
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Somalia, so its counter is held at the baseline figure. This reflects a gap in the underlying fiscal data, not an absence of borrowing. We go through every government in this position, and what is missing for each. Each of Somalia's 17 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $294. That is below the world average of roughly $12,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF general government gross debt baselines (Fiscal Monitor / WEO April 2026) and national treasury data. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Somalia National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Somalia's national debt right now?
Somalia's national debt is approximately $5.0 billion as of September 12, 2026, with no published growth-rate estimate. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 9% and each citizen's share is about $294.
How fast is Somalia's debt growing?
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Somalia. The IMF April 2026 dataset has no usable projection for it, so rather than show a placeholder figure we hold the counter at the baseline and say so.
What is Somalia's debt per capita?
Each of Somalia's 17 million citizens carries a notional share of approximately $294 of the national debt.
What is Somalia's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Somalia's debt-to-GDP ratio is 9%. This is within a range generally considered fiscally sustainable.
Why is Somalia's government debt at this level?
Somalia completed the HIPC debt-relief process in 2023, clearing decades of arrears and reopening access to financing after years of conflict and state fragility.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 5,000,000,000 + 0 × seconds_since(2026-04-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=so (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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