What is the difference in gdp between Iraq and Somalia?

23.07 trillion current LCU, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Somalia: GDP

Iraq

363.53 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Somalia

340.46 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Iraq rank

10th

Somalia rank

11th

GDP over time

Iraq
Somalia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 363.53 trillion current LCU against 340.46 trillion current LCU in Somalia, a difference of 23.07 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Iraq ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 11th of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.21 billion current LCU	4.90 billion current LCU	684.53 million current LCU	Somalia
1980s	15.41 billion current LCU	143.42 billion current LCU	128.00 billion current LCU	Somalia
1990s	8.21 trillion current LCU	10.53 trillion current LCU	2.33 trillion current LCU	Somalia
2000s	78.36 trillion current LCU	62.09 trillion current LCU	16.27 trillion current LCU	Iraq
2010s	233.19 trillion current LCU	135.40 trillion current LCU	97.79 trillion current LCU	Iraq
2020s	330.74 trillion current LCU	276.42 trillion current LCU	54.33 trillion current LCU	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, Iraq or Somalia?: Iraq, at 363.53 trillion current LCU against 340.46 trillion current LCU in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp between Iraq and Somalia?: 23.07 trillion current LCU, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for gdp?: Iraq ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 11th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release