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Djibouti

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$11,786
GDP (2031)
$6.5B
GDP growth (2031)
5.5% →
Inflation (2031)
0.9% →
Unemployment (2025)
26.0% ↑
Population (2031)
1.1M
Population growth (2031)
1.0% ↓
Gini index (2017)
41.6
Government debt (2031)
16.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
8.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$67.8M
Life expectancy (2024)
66.2 yrs
Health spending (2023)
2.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
65.3%
Mobile subscriptions (2023)
48.5/100
Trade openness (2025)
206.3% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
177.72/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$655.7M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
16.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
8.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$67.8M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2017)
0.42
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.68/1k
Services sector (2025)
75.7% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
17.6
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
8.2
ICT service exports (2024)
6.9%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $6.5B $11,786 5.5% 0.9% - 1.1M - 16.2% 8.3% - - - - -
2030 * $6.1B $11,144 5.5% 0.9% - 1.1M - 18.5% 8.4% - - - - -
2029 * $5.7B $10,525 5.5% 0.9% - 1.1M - 21.2% 8.5% - - - - -
2028 * $5.4B $10,037 5.5% 0.9% - 1.1M - 24.1% 8.7% - - - - -
2027 * $5.1B $9,494 6.0% 1.2% - 1.1M - 26.7% 8.9% - - - - -
2026 * $4.7B $8,885 6.0% 1.5% - 1.1M - 29.6% 10.1% - - - - -
2025 $4.4B $8,452 6.0% -0.3% 26.0% 1.1M - 32.1% 10.2% - - - - 177.72
2024 $4.2B $7,822 7.0% 2.1% 26.0% 1.0M - 34.0% 14.6% $67.8M 66.2 - 65.3% 177.72
2023 $3.9B $7,232 6.8% 1.4% 26.1% 1.0M - 35.6% 18.2% $137.0M 66.0 2.3% 64.8% 177.72
2022 $3.6B $6,620 5.2% 5.2% 26.3% 1.0M - 38.3% 19.0% $187.0M 65.5 2.5% 63.8% 177.72
2021 $3.4B $5,960 4.4% 1.2% 27.6% 1.0M - 40.3% -6.6% $166.8M 63.8 2.9% 61.4% 177.72
2020 $3.1B $5,527 1.2% 1.8% 27.7% 988.0K - 42.1% 11.7% $158.2M 64.2 2.3% 59.9% 177.72
2019 $3.1B $5,398 5.5% 3.3% 26.3% 974.0K - 41.1% 18.3% $175.0M 64.4 2.4% 58.5% 177.72
2018 $2.9B $5,083 4.8% 0.1% 26.2% 959.0K - 47.5% 14.7% $170.0M 64.1 2.5% 57.1% 177.72
2017 $2.8B $4,677 5.5% 0.6% 26.1% 944.0K 41.6 48.0% -4.8% $164.9M 63.7 2.5% 55.7% 177.72
2016 $2.6B $4,432 7.1% 2.4% 26.0% 929.0K - 45.9% -1.0% $160.0M 63.3 2.7% 30.8% 177.72
2015 $2.4B $4,264 7.3% -0.5% 26.1% 914.0K - 40.3% 29.5% $143.8M 62.8 3.4% 22.9% 177.72
2014 $2.2B $3,978 7.2% 1.3% 26.2% 899.0K - 26.9% 23.9% $153.0M 62.4 3.0% 17.0% 177.72
2013 $2.0B $3,762 5.0% 1.1% 26.2% 883.0K 44.1 24.6% -30.8% $286.0M 62.1 2.9% 12.7% 177.72
2012 $1.9B - 4.8% 4.2% 26.2% 868.0K 45.1 25.0% -23.3% $110.0M 61.7 3.3% 9.4% 177.72
2011 $1.7B - 7.3% 5.2% 26.3% 854.0K - 25.7% -1.8% $79.0M 61.3 3.4% 7.0% 177.72
2010 $1.5B - 4.1% 2.5% 26.4% 840.0K - 27.9% 49.5% $36.5M 60.7 3.4% 6.5% 177.72
2009 $1.4B - 1.6% 5.6% 26.3% 828.0K - 29.5% 18.7% $96.9M 60.4 3.6% 4.0% 177.72
2008 $1.4B - 5.8% 8.7% 26.2% 816.0K - - -33.3% $227.7M 59.8 3.6% 2.3% 177.72
2007 $1.2B - 5.0% 5.9% 26.3% 805.0K - - -25.8% $195.4M 59.4 4.1% 1.6% 177.72
2006 $1.1B - 4.8% 3.5% 26.4% 795.0K - - 4.8% $108.3M 59.0 4.2% 1.3% 177.72
2005 $996.0M - 3.1% 3.3% 26.5% 783.0K - - 30.5% $22.2M 58.6 3.8% 1.0% 177.72
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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