Xogsawir https://xogsawir.com/ Telling Somalia's story, one chart at a time. en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:46:35 GMT Most Somali Households Are Food Insecure or At Risk https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-household-food-security-2026 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-household-food-security-2026 Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Health & Demographics Only 9% of displaced households are food secure, against 43% in urban areas. South West State's Uneven 2026 Election Results https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-south-west-council-elections-2026 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-south-west-council-elections-2026 Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Politics With 4.95% of votes, Towfiiq won 23 council seats, the election's top overperformer. Somalia is the World's Fastest-Improving ICT Regulator https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-ict-regulatory-reform-2007-2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-ict-regulatory-reform-2007-2024 Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Digital From zero to 77.5, Somalia tops 194 economies in ICT regulatory gains. Somalia's 2026 federal budget https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-2026-budget-donor-financed https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-2026-budget-donor-financed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Public Finance Somalia's $1.37B 2026 budget faces a $74.9M deficit and heavy donor dependency. Solar imports to the Horn of Africa, year to September 2025 https://xogsawir.com/charts/horn-of-africa-solar-imports-2025 https://xogsawir.com/charts/horn-of-africa-solar-imports-2025 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Environment & Climate Horn of Africa solar imports more than doubled to 1.39 gigawatts in 2025. Somalia's mobile data affordability, 2019 to 2023 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-mobile-internet-affordability-2019-2023 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-mobile-internet-affordability-2019-2023 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Digital Somalia leaped to 4th in African mobile data affordability as prices plunged 92%. Forest cover trajectories across the Horn of Africa, 1990 to 2025 https://xogsawir.com/charts/horn-of-africa-forest-cover-1990-2025 https://xogsawir.com/charts/horn-of-africa-forest-cover-1990-2025 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Environment & Climate Somalia lost 42% of its forest cover since 1990, the steepest drop in the Horn. Where Somalia's bank credit flows https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-bank-credit-by-sector-2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-bank-credit-by-sector-2024 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Economy Somali banks skip productive sectors, tying 86% of credit to trade and property. IMF growth projections for the Horn of Africa, 2025 https://xogsawir.com/charts/horn-of-africa-gdp-growth-2025 https://xogsawir.com/charts/horn-of-africa-gdp-growth-2025 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Economy IMF forecasts a massive 24% rebound for South Sudan as Somalia slows to 3.0% Somalia's trade deficit reaches a record https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-trade-deficit-2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-trade-deficit-2024 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Economy Surging goods imports drove Somalia's 2024 trade deficit to a record $8.8 billion. Female youth not in education, employment, or training in Somalia https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-female-youth-neet-2019 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-female-youth-neet-2019 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Health & Demographics By age 24, a staggering 64% of young Somali women are out of school and work. Somali women's share of jobs across firm types https://xogsawir.com/charts/somali-women-in-microbusinesses-2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somali-women-in-microbusinesses-2024 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Health & Demographics Women drive Somalia's micro economy, holding 70% of jobs in the smallest firms. USAID cuts across the Horn of Africa https://xogsawir.com/charts/usaid-cuts-horn-of-africa-2025 https://xogsawir.com/charts/usaid-cuts-horn-of-africa-2025 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Public Finance Drastic 2025 USAID cuts withdrew millions from critical aid in the Horn of Africa. Somalia's external public debt after HIPC https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-external-debt-2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-external-debt-2024 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Public Finance Somalia's external debt fell to $1.52 billion (9% of GDP) after HIPC relief. Extreme poverty in Somalia, by region https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-extreme-poverty-by-region-2022 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-extreme-poverty-by-region-2022 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Health & Demographics Up to 55% of people in some rural Somalia survive on less than $1.16 a day. Somalia's GDP growth in 2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-gdp-growth-2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-gdp-growth-2024 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Economy Somalia saw 4.1% GDP growth in 2024, but heavy import reliance dragged on output. Child immunization coverage in Somalia https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-child-immunization-dtp3-2008-2024 https://xogsawir.com/charts/somalia-child-immunization-dtp3-2008-2024 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Health & Demographics Somali child immunization rates surged from 31% in 2008 to 70% in 2024.