Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 20.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, 1990–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 20.6% for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti peaked at 42.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 118th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.2% | — |
| 1991 | 27.7% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +44.8% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 23.5% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 21.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.6% | 25.8% | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 443,765 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 3,691 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 167.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 656,004 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti?
- Government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti was 20.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 118th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.