GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Djibouti
Djibouti: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
GDP per capita growth in Djibouti, 2014–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Djibouti stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Djibouti peaked at 5.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2020.
Djibouti ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.3% | — |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -107.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1048.8% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +44.3% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -7.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 5.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 5.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9%, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 5.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -0.3% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More economy & growth data for Djibouti
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.16 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 22.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 5.33 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 17.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.89 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Djibouti?
- Gdp per capita growth in Djibouti was 5.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2020.
- How does Djibouti rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Djibouti ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.