A fragile Eastern African market where low measured debt contrasts with access and governance constraintsInvesting in Somalia: strong macro scores, limited market evidence
Somalia has an Investor Score of 54 and eligible rank 122 in the 2026 data, calculated from exactly eight primary components. Debt and tax both score 100, while banking and stocks and ETFs score 0. The result is a screening signal, not proof of investability: sovereign credit, property, crypto and market-depth scores are unavailable.
- Start by confirming that the intended instrument, venue and custodian are available to you. Then test payment, conversion and exit mechanics against Somalia's banking, currency and capital-mobility scores. Check current primary sources for the missing sovereign-credit, property, crypto and market-depth evidence before assessing legal or tax treatment.
- This page uses the 2026 Hide My Cash country dataset. The overall score requires at least 8 of 11 primary components; unavailable indicators are never estimated.
54SOMSomalia signal radar
Higher scores usually mean a more favorable research signal. Debt and tax are normalized so stronger scores are better for capital-preservation research.
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Why Somalia's low-debt reading does not settle the investment case
Somalia's Investor Score is 54, corresponding to eligible rank 122 in the 2026 data and based on exactly eight primary components. Debt and tax each score 100, while inflation and currency each score 89. The supporting observations show central government debt at 12.663% of GDP in 2024 and estimated inflation of 3.6% in 2026. Yet the score pattern is sharply uneven: capital mobility scores 30, governance 21, and banking and stocks and ETFs both score 0. GDP per capita was $661.17 in 2025. These measures make the macro readings useful for comparison, but they do not establish that a particular asset, account or trading route is accessible.
Governance readings and missing market data demand primary-source checks
Somalia's 2024 governance measures are low across the supplied indicators: control of corruption is 11.701, government effectiveness 13.424, rule of law 19.007, political stability 27.237 and regulatory quality 27.616. Sovereign-credit, crypto, crypto-tax, real-estate, property-price and market-depth scores are unavailable. Government debt, current account, account ownership, market capitalization relative to GDP and listed-company observations are also unavailable. The profile therefore cannot establish local market depth, a sovereign rating, property conditions or the practical protections surrounding a transaction. Verify each of those points for the specific asset and counterparty.
Sequence Somalia research around access, currency and counterparty evidence
Begin with the 0 banking and stocks-and-ETFs scores: establish whether the proposed product exists, where it is regulated, how cash and securities are held, and whether an exit route is operational. Next, examine transfer and conversion constraints against the capital-mobility score of 30 and currency score of 89; Somalia uses the Somali shilling. Governance at 21 makes counterparty, ownership and enforcement checks a separate workstream. Debt at 100 and inflation at 89 are useful macro comparisons, but neither replaces missing sovereign-credit and market-depth evidence or confirms access to an investment.
Data confidence for Somalia
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FAQ
What is Somalia's Investor Score in the 2026 data?
Somalia's Investor Score is 54 and its eligible rank is 122. The score is publishable from exactly eight available primary components, the minimum required for inclusion.
Which available Somalia scores are strongest and weakest?
Debt and tax are the strongest available scores at 100 each. Inflation and currency score 89, while banking and stocks and ETFs are the weakest at 0.
What do Somalia's debt and inflation observations show?
Central government debt was 12.663% of GDP in 2024. Estimated inflation is 3.6% for 2026. The separate government-debt-to-GDP observation is unavailable.
Which Somalia investment fields are unavailable?
Sovereign-credit, crypto, crypto-tax, real-estate, property-price and market-depth scores are unavailable, as are market capitalization, listed-company and account-ownership observations.
Public data portals behind this profile
Open the observation year shown beside each metric, then verify the underlying series at its publisher. The snapshot uses these portals when the matching field is available; legal, tax, property and crypto rules may require additional country-specific sources named in the page.