Djibouti Aiming High
Frontier Markets Report
Djibouti is a small country with ambitious plans, which it hopes to achieve by attracting large amounts of foreign direct investment.
Djibouti GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Djibouti real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Djibouti economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Djibouti best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 0.5 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 2.2 billion (2018, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 4.0 billion (2018, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 5% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 5% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | ||
| 6% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| N/A | N/A | 0% | 0% | 0.003% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 2.3%
- industry: 15.9%
- services: 71.7%
(2018 estimate)
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -0.8% | 2.7% | 0.6% |
0.1% |
2.2% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 39.9% | 45.7% | 47.9% | 48% | 47.4% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -15.3% | -8.3% | -4.5% | -2.9% | -1.5% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-14.4% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
57.1% (2007)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.001% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.004% (2013)
Export commodities
Reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit), scrap metal
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Import commodities
Foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, clothing
Exports - major partners
Somalia 79.8%, US 5.4%, Yemen 4.6%, UAE 4% (2015)
Imports - major partners
China 42.1%, Saudi Arabia 14.3%, Indonesia 5.9%, India 4.4% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 286 million | USD 153 million | USD 124 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 171 out of 190 countries (2016)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 172 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 184 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 168 out of 190 countries
Getting credit: 181 out of 190 countries
Protecting investors: 178 out of 190 countries
Trading across border: 155 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 106 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 120 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 172 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 71 out of 190 countries
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Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 124 / Score: 55.96 (Mostly unfree) (2017)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010* | 2016* | 2021* |
| N/A | 0.638 million | 0.841 million | 0.993 million | 1.14 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 50% | 72% | 77% | 77% |
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
17.2% (2013)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
44.1 (2013)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 5 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 2.55% Mobile 34.94% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)