Kiribati vs Somalia: General government total expenditure
Kiribati
629.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Somalia
959.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Kiribati rank
181st
Somalia rank
178th
General government total expenditure over time
- Kiribati
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 959.00 million current LCU against 629.00 million current LCU in Kiribati, a difference of 330.00 million current LCU.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 181st and Somalia ranks 178th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 63.90 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 63.90 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 128.40 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 128.40 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 230.00 million current LCU | 134.80 million current LCU | 95.20 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 414.83 million current LCU | 706.50 million current LCU | 291.67 million current LCU | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Kiribati or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 959.00 million current LCU against 629.00 million current LCU in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Kiribati and Somalia?
- 330.00 million current LCU, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Somalia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Somalia rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Kiribati ranks 181st and Somalia ranks 178th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release