What is the difference in gni between Iraq and Somalia?

26.59 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 GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Somalia: GNI

Iraq

365.74 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Somalia

339.14 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Iraq rank

10th

Somalia rank

11th

GNI over time

Iraq
Somalia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 365.74 trillion current LCU against 339.14 trillion current LCU in Somalia, a difference of 26.59 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 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.50 billion current LCU	4.73 billion current LCU	769.26 million current LCU	Iraq
1980s	14.89 billion current LCU	139.54 billion current LCU	124.65 billion current LCU	Somalia
1990s	8.10 trillion current LCU	10.24 trillion current LCU	2.14 trillion current LCU	Somalia
2000s	79.28 trillion current LCU	61.10 trillion current LCU	18.18 trillion current LCU	Iraq
2010s	232.32 trillion current LCU	134.74 trillion current LCU	97.58 trillion current LCU	Iraq
2020s	330.14 trillion current LCU	275.27 trillion current LCU	54.86 trillion current LCU	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, Iraq or Somalia?: Iraq, at 365.74 trillion current LCU against 339.14 trillion current LCU in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni between Iraq and Somalia?: 26.59 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 gni?: Iraq ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 207 places, 9,896 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release