Skip to content
Insights Centre
Country profile · compared with COMESA

Djibouti

COMESA

Djibouti is home to 1.2m people (2025) and has an economy of $4.6bn (2025), the 8th largest in COMESA. Output per person of $3,906 is above the regional median of $2,539. The economy grew 6.5% in 2025, and the IMF expects 5.6% in 2026. Inflation was -0.3% in 2025, below the regional median of 3.5%. 69.2% of people have electricity (2024).

Where Djibouti stands out

  • Consumer price inflationHigh inflation erodes returns in local currency, raises borrowing costs and usually comes with currency weakness.Lowest of 10 in COMESA. Select for the data card.
    Lowest of 10 in COMESA
  • Exports of goods and servicesExport earnings supply the hard currency that lets investors repatriate profits and service dollar debt.Highest of 10 in COMESA. Select for the data card.
    Highest of 10 in COMESA
  • Trade opennessMore open economies tend to have deeper supply chains and fewer barriers for foreign firms.Highest of 10 in COMESA. Select for the data card.
    Highest of 10 in COMESA

What to watch

  • Gross capital formationShows how much the economy is building for the future.Lowest of 10 in COMESA. Select for the data card.
    Lowest of 10 in COMESA
  • Mobile subscriptionsMobile is the main channel for payments, banking and services across the region.Lowest of 10 in COMESA. Select for the data card.
    Lowest of 10 in COMESA
  • Labour force participationIndicates how much of the population is economically active.Lowest of 9 in COMESA. Select for the data card.
    Lowest of 9 in COMESA

Djibouti scores best on infrastructure and weakest on market size

Scores from 0 to 100 by rank within COMESA, against the COMESA median. 100 means best in the region on that pillar.

DjiboutiCOMESA median
Market sizeGrowthStabilityInfrastructureDigital,financeGovernanceUnmetdemand37576364424038
Source: Investor Lens method·dotzedw Insights Centre

The IMF expects Djibouti to grow 5.6% in 2026

Real GDP growth, per cent a year. Open bars are IMF forecasts.

ActualIMF forecast
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%6.5%20255.6%20265.0%20275.2%2028

Ten years of history are free with a Reader account.

Source: IMF·dotzedw Insights Centre

Farming employs 1% of workers but produces 2% of output

Share of jobs in each broad sector against its share of GDP, latest year. A sector with far more jobs than output has low productivity and room to grow.

Share of jobsShare of GDP
0%20%40%60%80%100%Agriculture1%2%1 pts apartIndustry7%17%10 pts apartServices92%76%17 pts apart
Source: World Bank, ILO·dotzedw Insights Centre

Key figures

The bar under each figure places it among the 21 countries of COMESA, lowest on the left. Hover for context; select for the data card.

Infrastructure in Djibouti

Power stations sized by capacity, power lines by voltage, ports, airports and mines. Zoom in for streets and buildings; click any symbol for details. The Atlas has every layer.

Loading the map…
Large dams
Dam (area shows reservoir size)
Global Dam Watch v1.0
Ports
Port
Natural Earth
Airports
Airport
Natural Earth
Source: OpenStreetMap and the other sources named in the key·dotzedw Insights Centre

How Djibouti generates electricity

Share of electricity generation by source, latest year.

CoalGasOilWindNuclearBioenergy and otherHydroSolar

No electricity data for Djibouti.

The history of the power mix is part of the Individual plan

US$19 a month or US$190 a year. Subscribe on dotzedw.com and you come straight back to this page with Individual access. Already a member? Sign in with your dotzedw.com account.

Source: Ember, Energy Institute· Get the data (Professional)·dotzedw Insights Centre

Election calendar

All elections

Hover a vote for its result and what it means.

No elections recorded yet.

Deals and projects

Every deal in Djibouti

No deals in Djibouti among the latest headlines.

Individual Every deal record with its parties, value, stage and sources.

Sources and method