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Djibouti

Djibouti reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Djibouti ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
44thGDP$4.2bn3
—Mobilenot in the record
12thInternet use65.3%8
Last updated 1 Aug 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
EritreaEthiopiaDjiboutiAli Sabieh
Three land borders, 314 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalDjiboutiLanguagesArabic, FrenchCurrencyDjiboutian franc · DJFArea23,200 km²

At a glance

1.2 million people, half of them under 25, in an economy of $4.7bn in 2026, growing 6.0% a year.

Djibouti’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
811
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population1.2mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age25.2years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$4,421current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use65.3%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 1996. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
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Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=dj
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
04820142024ImportsExports
Exports have run ahead of imports over the decade; the band is the surplus.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2023
Ethiopia$4.00bnUAE$0.22bnChina$0.12bn
Ethiopia takes more of Djibouti’s goods than UAE and China combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2023
China$0.94bnIndia$0.77bnUAE$0.61bn
China supplies 41% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$2k$3k$4k20142024$3,553
Reported every year the record allows.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%3%6%201420242.1%
2.1% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 5.2% in 2022.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00.10.120142024$0.06bn
1.5 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2023 · top categories
Oils & fats$1.01bnVehicles$0.80bnIron & steel$0.61bn
Oils & fats alone is 42% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%30%60%2014202434.0%
Up 7 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
15017520020142024177.7
Gained 0% against the dollar since 2014.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202469.2%
Up 10.3 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
4060802014202448.9
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202466.2 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
030602014202448
Stops at 2023; the line ends where the record ends.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
60%70%80%2014202472.9%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerTwo heads of state since 1977, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/dj
19772026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Ismail Omar Guelleh has held the office of President of Djibouti since May 1999. The record holds five current ministers, and a Prime Minister of Djibouti.

ElectedAppointed
Ismail Omar GuellehIsmail Omar GuellehPresident of Djiboutiin office since May 1999
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
Abdoulkader Kamil MohamedAbdoulkader Kamil MohamedPrime Minister of Djiboutiin office since Apr 2013
6 seats confirmed current · 2 recorded for 2025
5Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Women and FamilyForeign AffairsDefence MinisterEconomy and FinanceYouth and Culture
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Djibouti.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Djibouti
The whole table

Eight measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity69.2%202458.9%+10.3 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic sanitation27.4%202324.6%+2.8 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel46.0%202413.0%+33.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality48.9202467.2−18.3 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth66.2 yrs202462.4 yrs+3.8 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population73.0%202570.9%+2.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use65.3%202417.0%+48.3 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions48 / 100202329 / 100+20ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Djibouti

144 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Djibouti. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Djibouti ranks across Africa

Djibouti's position on 143 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Djibouti with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Djibouti: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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