Annual growth of GDP per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Annual growth of GDP per capita was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual growth of GDP per capita in Djibouti, 2014–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per capita 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, annual growth of gdp per capita in Djibouti peaked at 5.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2020.
That places Djibouti 30th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Annual growth of GDP per capita 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 annual growth of gdp per capita in Djibouti?
- Annual growth of gdp per capita in Djibouti was 5.1% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2020.
- How does Djibouti rank for annual growth of gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 30th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per capita 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 National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is adjusted for inflation.