Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Somalia recorded -100 % change on previous year for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 400 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Somalia 29th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -50 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1993 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2000 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2009 | -100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2011 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 400 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | -80 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % change on previous year | -225.0% |
| 2021 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2025 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -83.33 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | -33.33 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.67 % change on previous year | -80 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 26 Central African Republic -33.33 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Haiti -42.86 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Myanmar -50 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Angola -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Bangladesh -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Algeria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Ecuador -100 % change on previous year compare
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- 29 Kenya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Cambodia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Liberia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Mauritania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Nepal -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Peru -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Philippines -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Rwanda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Senegal -100 % change on previous year compare
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More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0454 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Somalia was -100 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 400 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 29th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of armed conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.