Gross public investment in Djibouti
Djibouti: Gross public investment was 12.2% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Djibouti, 1990–2007
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Djibouti is 12.2%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.4% on the previous year and up 185.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Djibouti peaked at 12.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2001.
Djibouti ranks 9th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.1% | — |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -60.5% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +54.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -54.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +79.9% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +50.5% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +62.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 12.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 12.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.9%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 2.5% | 12.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 6 Congo 15.9% compare
- 7 Cape Verde 14.8% compare
- 8 Mozambique 13.6% compare
- 10 Senegal 11.9% compare
- 11 Rwanda 11.1% compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 67.82 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -50.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 58.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 88.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1418 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 553.8 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 88.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Djibouti?
- Gross public investment in Djibouti was 12.2% in 2007, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
- How does Djibouti rank for gross public investment?
- Djibouti ranks 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2007.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.