Economy ofDjibouti
An aerial view of Djibouti City.jpg
A view of Djibouti's central district
CurrencyDjiboutian franc (DJF)
Fiscal year
Calendar year
Trade organisations
AL, AU, CEN-SAD, IGAD
Statistics
GDP
  • Increase $2.923 billion (nominal, 2018)
  • Increase $5.565 billion (PPP, 2018)
GDP growth
  • 8.4% (2018) 7.5% (2019e)
  • 1.3% (2020f) 9.2% (2021f)
GDP per capita
  • Increase $2,787 (nominal, 2018)
  • Increase $5,305 (PPP, 2018)
GDP by sector
  • Agriculture: 2.8%
  • Industry: 21.0%
  • Services: 76.1%
  • (2017 est.)
Inflation (CPI)
0.148% (2018)
Population belowpoverty line
23%
Human Development Index
  • Increase 0.495low(2018) (171st)
  • Steady N/A IHDI (2018)
Labour force
294,600 (2012 est.)
Labour force by occupation
  • Agriculture: 10%
  • Industry: 21.2%
  • Tertiary sector of the economy
Unemployment40% (2017 est.)
Main industries
Dairy, Fishing, Salt, Construction, Mining
Ease-of-doing-business rank
Decrease 112th (medium, 2020)
External
Exports$155.5 million (2017 est.)
Export goods
Reexports, Hides and skins, Coffee, Scrap metal
Main export partners
  •  Ethiopia 38.8%
  •  Somalia 17.1%
  •  Qatar 9.1%
  •  Brazil 8.9%
  •  Yemen 4.9%
  •  United States 4.6%
  • (2017 est.)
Imports$1.172 billion (2017 est.)
Import goods
Machinery and Equipment, Foodstuffs, Beverages, Chemicals, Petroleum products, Consumer Goods
Main import partners
  •  China 42%
  •  Saudi Arabia 14%
  •  India 4%
  •  Indonesia 6%
  •  Oman 3%
Public finances
Public debt
85% (2017 est.)
Revenues$615 million
Expenses$860 million
Main data source:CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.