Djibouti
GDP growth in Djibouti
GDP growth in Djibouti: -4.5% a year in 1991 and 7% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 7% a year
- Since 1991
- +11.4 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 5.5% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5.5% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 7.3% a year in 2015, the lowest -6.8% a year in 1993.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Djibouti |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 7.1 |
| 2015 | 7.3 |
| 2014 | 7.2 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 7.3 |
| 2010 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 2.8 |
| 2003 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | -1.2 |
| 1996 | -3.7 |
| 1995 | -3.5 |
| 1994 | -1.4 |
| 1993 | -6.8 |
| 1992 | 0.6 |
| 1991 | -4.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Djibouti |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9 |
| 2026 | 5.6 |
| 2027 | 5 |
| 2028 | 5.2 |
| 2029 | 5.4 |
| 2030 | 5.5 |
| 2031 | 5.5 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- 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.
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- Military spending2.63% of GDP in 2008
- Military spending in US dollars$51.7M in 2008
- Military spending per person$41 in 2008
- Military share of state spending9.1% of government spending in 2008
- Armed forces personnel13,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers5.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2023