Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Somalia
Somalia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 7.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2008
All-time low
4.4%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2008–2020
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Somalia, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Somalia is 7.1%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Somalia peaked at 10.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2012.
That places Somalia 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.0% | — |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -55.7% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +59.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 7.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 18% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 7.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 10.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 184 Cuba 10.0% compare
- 185 Lebanon 9.9% compare
- 186 Guinea 9.7% compare
- 188 Guinea-Bissau 5.7% compare
- 189 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0%
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Somalia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Somalia was 7.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Somalia ranks 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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