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Djibouti

République de Djibouti (French)/ Jumhuriyat Jibuti (Arabic)

Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)

Budget

revenues

$725 million (2019 est.)

expenditures

$754 million (2019 est.)

Exports

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note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

Exports 2022

$5.674 billion (2022 est.)

Exports 2023

$5.877 billion (2023 est.)

Exports 2024

$5.25 billion (2024 est.)

Imports

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note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

Imports 2022

$5.096 billion (2022 est.)

Imports 2023

$5.269 billion (2023 est.)

Imports 2024

$4.765 billion (2024 est.)

Industries

construction, agricultural processing, shipping

Labor force

265,200 (2024 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Public debt

Public debt 2016

33.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Remittances

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note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

Remittances 2022

1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)

Remittances 2023

1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)

Remittances 2024

1.4% of GDP (2024 est.)

Exchange rates

Currency

Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar -

Exchange rates 2020

177.721 (2020 est.)

Exchange rates 2021

177.721 (2021 est.)

Exchange rates 2022

177.721 (2022 est.)

Exchange rates 2023

177.721 (2023 est.)

Exchange rates 2024

177.721 (2024 est.)

Debt - external

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note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

Debt - external 2023

$2.531 billion (2023 est.)

Economic overview

food import-dependent Horn of Africa economy driven by various national military bases and port-based trade; fairly resilient from COVID-19 disruptions; major re-exporter; increasing Ethiopian and Chinese trade relations; investing in infrastructure

Unemployment rate

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note: % of labor force seeking employment

Unemployment rate 2022

26.4% (2022 est.)

Unemployment rate 2023

26.2% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate 2024

25.9% (2024 est.)

Exports - partners

Ethiopia 77%, UAE 5%, China 3%, Singapore 2%, France 2% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

Imports - partners

China 32%, India 12%, UAE 10%, Turkey 6%, Morocco 5% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

Real GDP per capita

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note: data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP per capita 2022

$6,200 (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2023

$6,500 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2024

$6,800 (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

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note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real GDP growth rate 2022

5.2% (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2023

7.4% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2024

6% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products

vegetables, beans, milk, beef, camel milk, lemons/limes, goat meat, lamb/mutton, tomatoes, beef offal (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Exports - commodities

raw sugar, seed oils, cars, palm oil, rice (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Imports - commodities

refined petroleum, palm oil, fertilizers, cars, seed oils (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Current account balance

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note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

Current account balance 2022

$656.207 million (2022 est.)

Current account balance 2023

$721.349 million (2023 est.)

Current account balance 2024

$610.124 million (2024 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$4.086 billion (2024 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

GDP - composition, by end use

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note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

household consumption

73% (2024 est.)

government consumption

18.8% (2024 est.)

investment in inventories

-30.1% (2024 est.)

investment in fixed capital

26.3% (2024 est.)

exports of goods and services

160.8% (2024 est.)

imports of goods and services

-148.3% (2024 est.)

Population below poverty line

21.1% (2017 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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note: annual % change based on consumer prices

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

5.2% (2022 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

1.5% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

2.1% (2024 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

9.7% (2024 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

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note: data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$7.028 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$7.546 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$7.995 billion (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

male

75.3% (2024 est.)

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note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

total

76.3% (2024 est.)

female

77.9% (2024 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

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note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$589.437 million (2022 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$502.034 million (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024

$348.725 million (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

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note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

industry

15.4% (2024 est.)

services

75.5% (2024 est.)

agriculture

2.6% (2024 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

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note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

lowest 10%

1.9% (2017 est.)

highest 10%

32.3% (2017 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

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note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017

41.6 (2017 est.)