ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Djibouti

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Lower middle income. Capital: Djibouti. Population 1,184,076 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
4,524 5,846 7,168 2013 2025 7,223
GDP growth (%)
1.3 4.3 7.2 2014 2025 6.5
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−12.1 −0.3 11.5 2001 2025 −0.3
Life expectancy at birth (years)
56.4 61.2 66.0 1995 2024 66.2

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 7,223 2025 +1,431 +2,261 149 of 199
GDP growth% 6.5% 2025 +5.3 pp −0.8 pp 27 of 209
GDP per person growth% 5.1% 2025 +5.4 pp −0.3 pp 28 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 3,960 2025 +1,180 +1,680 140 of 201
Trade% of GDP 206.3% 2025 −19.4 pp −62.1 pp 7 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 3.2% 2025 −1.8 pp −2.7 pp 67 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual −0.3% 2025 −2.1 pp +0.2 pp 173 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 26.0% 2025 −1.7 pp 0.0 pp 3 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 1,184,076 2025 +78,888 +163,763 160 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.3% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.4 pp 81 of 217
Urban population% of total 73.0% 2025 +1.0 pp +2.0 pp 78 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 66.2 2024 +1.8 +3.8 186 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 43.0 2024 −7.2 −15.2 21 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 2.3% 2023 −0.2 pp −0.6 pp 190 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.8% 2018 * −0.9 pp −4.7 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 65.3% 2024 +6.8 pp +48.3 pp 133 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 69.2% 2024 +4.5 pp +10.3 pp 178 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 41.6 2017 * −3.5 – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 25.4% 2017 * −1.0 pp – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 26.9% 2022 +3.6 pp −5.4 pp 90 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 5,832 +2.4 6,095 15,000 580 +3.8% 15% 11%
GDP growth 5.5% +0.6 4.3% 3.2% 1.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 3.9% +0.7 2.7% 1.9% 1.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 2,870 +2.3 2,750 5,475 479 +5.7% 11% 8%
Trade 272.7% −1.8 69.0% 83.8% 36.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 5.0% −1.3 1.9% 2.0% 1.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.8% −1.3 3.6% 1.8% 1.6 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 26.4% −0.6 5.1% 9.0% 0.7 – – –
Population 1,095,860 +1.8 12,348,573 11,520,684 49,893 +1.5% 40% 39%
Population growth 1.5% −1.7 1.7% 1.6% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 71.9% +1.5 50.9% 79.5% 0.7 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 64.0 +2.0 67.9 76.7 1.1 – – –
Infant mortality 51.1 −1.8 28.7 12.0 4.7 – – –
Health spending 2.7% −1.4 4.5% 5.6% 0.3 – – –
Government spending on education 4.4% −0.8 – – 0.9 – – –
Internet users 49.2% +0.9 57.9% 86.6% 18.2 – – –
Access to electricity 62.5% +2.4 88.7% 100.0% 2.7 – – –
Renewable energy 26.6% +0.1 42.5% 3.7% 3.1 – – –

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