Department of Economics, School of Economics, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia
Research Article
Inflation in Somalia Causes and Consequences
Author(s): Abdirahman Jimale Adan*, Abdiaziz Ahmed Ibrahim and Jamaal Mohamud Hussein
The first purpose of this research is to examine factors that cause inflation in Somalia in 2022. The causes include
droughts in the country, COVID-19 and Russian Ukraine war. The second purpose is to analyze the effect of
inflation on households’ standard of living. In order to assess the causes and consequences of inflation on Somali
economy, the researcher adopted an analytical descriptive approach. To collect primary data questionnaire is
conducted with different groups of people (e.g. merchants, household, and bankers). The research reveals that
droughts in the country, COVID-19 and Russian Ukraine war contributed to the increase of inflation in Somalia,
and also concluded that inflation has a negative impact on many aspects of Somali economy the most important of
which is its impact on purchasing power, commodity price and economic condition of the hou.. View more»