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Djibouti

Republic of Djibouti

Capital
Djibouti
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
1.2M (2025)
Area
23,200 km²
Currency
Djiboutian franc (DJF)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 6 h ago81 % coverage · 204 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
161st of 218 · 22nd in MENA+
GDP
156th of 187 · 18th in MENA+
GDP per capita
132nd of 187 · 15th in MENA+
GDP growth
25th of 187 · 2nd in MENA+
Inflation
7th of 177 · 1st in MENA+
Unemployment
183rd of 185 · 21st in MENA+
Life expectancy
186th of 217 · 23rd in MENA+
Median age
148th of 216 · 15th in MENA+
Gross debt / GDP
42nd of 179 · 5th in MENA+
CO₂ per capita
38th of 212 · 3rd in MENA+
Renewable electricity
87th of 193 · 5th in MENA+
Internet users
129th of 182 · 18th in MENA+

What changed in Djibouti

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 24.4 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  2. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 4.6B in 2025 (series since 1985).
  3. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 3,906 in 2025 (series since 1985).
  4. Reversal2025Major
    Inflation turned negative in 2025 (-0.3 %, after 2.1 % in 2024).
  5. Sharp drop2024Major
    FDI inflows fell 1.9 points to 1.6 % in 2024 (largest drop since 2014).
  6. Sharp rise2024Major
    Access to electricity (% of population) rose 4.0 points to 69.2 % in 2024 (largest rise since 2013).
  7. Sharp drop2024Major
    ICT service exports (% of service exports) fell 2.5 points to 6.9 % in 2024 (largest drop on record).
  8. Record high2025Notable
    Population reached a record high of 1.2M people in 2025 (series since 1960).

Countries similar to Djibouti

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Fiji55
  2. 2Cabo Verde53
  3. 3Jamaica52
  4. 4Honduras51
  5. 5Palestine49
  6. 6Republic of the Congo49
  7. 7Saint Vincent and the Grenadines49
  8. 8Jordan48

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

No verified insights yet.

Borders: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

Languages: Arabic, French

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Djibouti by topic

19 topics · 235 indicators with data.