Djibouti vs Ethiopia
Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Inflation
Inflation: -0.3% a year in Djibouti in 2025 and 26.6% a year in Ethiopia in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 24.5 percentage points, or 13 times that in Djibouti.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Djibouti.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Djibouti at 1.4% a year and Ethiopia at 6.7% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Djibouti | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.3 | 16 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 26.6 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 32.5 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 33.9 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 19.9 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 14.5 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| 2015 | -0.5 | 7.7 |
| 2014 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 1.1 | 13.5 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 34.1 |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 18.1 |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 36.4 |
| 2008 | 8.7 | 25.3 |
| 2007 | 5.9 | 15.8 |
| 2006 | 3.5 | 12.3 |
| 2005 | 3.3 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 2.4 | 8.6 |
| 2003 | 1.6 | 15.1 |
| 2002 | 1.4 | -7.2 |
| 2001 | 1.9 | -5.2 |
| 2000 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | -0.4 | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | -6.4 |
| 1996 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 1994 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1992 | 3.4 | 21 |
| 1991 | – | 20.9 |
| 1990 | – | 5.2 |
| 1989 | – | 9.6 |
| 1988 | – | 2.2 |
| 1987 | – | -9.1 |
| 1986 | – | 5.6 |
| 1985 | – | 18.4 |
| 1984 | – | -0.3 |
| 1983 | – | 3.6 |
| 1982 | – | 7.8 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Djibouti | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| 2027 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| 2028 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 2029 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 2030 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 2031 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Djibouti vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDjibouti: 2.61 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateDjibouti: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDjibouti: $51.7M in 2008Ethiopia: $785M in 2025
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDjibouti: 9.1% of government spending in 2008Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDjibouti: 5.4% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025