Additional Context: This information was gathered by the World Bank in a phone survey to households in August 2025. Cessation of assistance was most reported among those receiving money and in-kind aid from international organizations, at almost 80%. In response, households reported mitigation measures including the reduction of food consumption, a strategy cited by 70% of respondents. According to the World Bank, the cuts have resulted in the stalling of poverty reduction in Somalia, after years of progress since 2022. The consequent reduction in spending power for Somalis, heightened food insecurity, as well as a widened current account deficit and broader geopolitical contraints, have brought the World Bank to revise GDP growth predictions for 2026 down by 0.7 percentage points.

Devex Researcher Note: According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs's Financial Tracking Service the total amount of humanitarian assistance in Somalia decreased from $1.05 billion in 2024 to $530.9 million in 2025. U.S. cuts made up for 76.3% of this reduction.

Source: World Bank