Living in Somalia in figures: income, prices and jobs

Average income per person in Somalia is about $55 a month (2025). Prices are about 60% lower than in the United States, so that income buys about as much as $137 a month would there. Unemployment is 18.9%, and 34.2% among young people. Over the last decade, real income per person (after inflation) rose 4.5% between 2015 and 2025, unemployment stayed almost flat and life expectancy rose by 4.5 years.

Prices overall are about 60% lower than in the United States: what costs $100 there costs the equivalent of about $40 here. Adjusted for local prices, that buys about as much as $1,643 a year would at US prices. Figures for 2025 from the World Bank.

The economy produces about $661 a year per resident, roughly $55 a month per person. This is an average, not what each person earns. (2025). This is the size of the economy divided by the population, not the average salary. To work out a specific salary after tax, use the salary calculator.

Mixed picture: Real income per person (after inflation) rose 4.5% between 2015 and 2025, unemployment stayed almost flat and life expectancy rose by 4.5 years.

Of every 100 people looking for work, about 18.9 cannot find a job. Among young people (15 to 24) looking for work, about 34.2 in 100 have no job. (International Labour Organization estimates, 2025).