Currency · Live data
Somali Shilling
SOSSomalia · Issued by Central Bank of Somalia
Price (USD)
—
Inflation YoY
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10y M2 change
+5516%
M69 Score
0.0
Market Cap (USD)
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via M2 · 1989
M2 (local currency)
157.99B SOS
current LCU
CPI YoY
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World Bank · annual
Country
Somalia
ISO 4217 · SOS
Last Update
2026-04-25
Daily ingest · 02:00 UTC
Somali Shilling M2 money supply
Broad money in SOS (cash + deposits + close substitutes), annual back to ~1960 via World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN. Log scale auto-engages for hyperinflation outliers.
Somali Shilling inflation history
Annual CPI YoY since 2001 — World Bank consumer price index for Somalia. Inflation volatility is one of three inputs into the Money2069 sound-money score.
No CPI history available yet for SOS. World Bank coverage may be limited for this currency — we’ll add direct central-bank feeds in a future release.
Data sources & methodology
- FX (USD):
- Frankfurter / ECB · daily
- CPI YoY:
- World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · annual
- M2 broad money:
- World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN · annual (LCU)
- Market cap (USD):
- M2 / FX rate · daily
- 10-year M2 change:
- (M2 today / M2 10y ago) − 1
- M69 score:
- Weighted: CPI (50%), 10y M2 growth (40%), 1y FX stability (10%)
- Last fetched:
- 2026-04-25 16:14:48
- Country code (ISO 3166-1):
- SOM
Raw data: /api/v1/currencies/current/SOS
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the Somali Shilling?+
The Somali Shilling (SOS) is issued by Central Bank of Somalia. As the monetary authority for Somalia, it sets policy interest rates, manages foreign reserves, and controls the money supply.
What is the inflation rate of the Somali Shilling?+
Latest available consumer price inflation for the Somali Shilling: currently unavailable from World Bank for this currency. Source: World Bank annual series (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Daily-refreshed historical chart on this page.
Has the Somali Shilling been debased?+
Every fiat currency loses purchasing power over time as central banks expand the money supply. M2 has grown by approximately 5516% over the past decade. Combined with cumulative inflation, this is the gap between SOS as accounting unit and SOS as a store of value.
Is the Somali Shilling sound money?+
On the Money2069 0–100 sound-money scale, the Somali Shilling currently scores 0.0. The score weights inflation volatility, 10-year money-supply growth, and 1-year FX stability. Higher = closer to sound. No fiat scores 100 because no fiat has zero issuance.
How does the Somali Shilling compare to gold or the US dollar?+
Use the table on the listing page to sort all 138 tracked currencies by inflation, 10-year M2 change, or M69 score. Pegged currencies (USD-pegged dirham, riyal, etc.) inherit the dollar's debasement profile; floating currencies tell their own story.
How often is this data updated?+
We pull fresh exchange rates daily from Frankfurter (ECB-sourced) and refresh the inflation series from the World Bank. The page is statically rendered with 24-hour ISR. Source data is publicly accessible via our /api/v1/currencies endpoints.