Somalia External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Somalia external debt for 2022 was $4,163,976,590, a 1.12% decline from 2021.
  • Somalia external debt for 2021 was $4,211,181,016, a 9.6% decline from 2020.
  • Somalia external debt for 2020 was $4,658,362,465, a 17.13% decline from 2019.
  • Somalia external debt for 2019 was $5,621,339,497, a 1.13% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Somalia External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $4,163,976,590 -1.12%
2021 $4,211,181,016 -9.60%
2020 $4,658,362,465 -17.13%
2019 $5,621,339,497 1.13%
2018 $5,558,434,813 96.17%
2017 $2,833,531,570 3.24%
2016 $2,744,666,128 -0.94%
2015 $2,770,590,307 -2.34%
2014 $2,837,118,512 -3.46%
2013 $2,938,896,763 -0.05%
2012 $2,940,422,479 0.00%
2011 $2,940,364,940 0.20%
2010 $2,934,384,056 -0.32%
2009 $2,943,660,875 2.72%
2008 $2,865,716,564 -0.11%
2007 $2,868,829,766 3.85%
2006 $2,762,438,310 3.38%
2005 $2,672,234,286 -3.73%
2004 $2,775,888,430 0.48%
2003 $2,762,599,394 5.94%
2002 $2,607,722,167 5.31%
2001 $2,476,280,807 -0.05%
2000 $2,477,537,976 -1.94%
1999 $2,526,665,895 -0.12%
1998 $2,529,802,081 3.24%
1997 $2,450,397,711 -3.09%
1996 $2,528,407,325 -1.09%
1995 $2,556,348,055 2.21%
1994 $2,500,958,277 5.00%
1993 $2,381,899,238 2.30%
1992 $2,328,282,431 0.13%
1991 $2,325,272,820 3.59%
1990 $2,244,600,538 10.52%
1989 $2,030,965,476 4.29%
1988 $1,947,394,726 3.67%
1987 $1,878,432,482 9.91%
1986 $1,709,094,992 10.15%
1985 $1,551,613,403 9.79%
1984 $1,413,251,593 8.55%
1983 $1,301,878,679 17.00%
1982 $1,112,727,706 17.93%
1981 $943,549,900 75.44%
1980 $537,806,923 16.66%
1979 $461,002,731 12.22%
1978 $410,803,673 28.91%
1977 $318,670,721 31.55%
1976 $242,236,035 30.74%
1975 $185,278,662 20.48%
1974 $153,787,756 29.43%
1973 $118,816,347 23.47%
1972 $96,232,137 20.73%
1971 $79,710,586 8.86%
1970 $73,220,144 8.86%