Djibouti GDP Trends from 1991 to 2024: A overall increase with some decline Flow

  • April 18, 2025

Djibouti's GDP changed from approximately $650M in 1991 to $4B 364M in 2024, showing an overall 571.4% sharply increased during the period.
The lowest GDP was recorded in 1991 at $650M, and the highest in 2024 at $4B 364M.
Over the 33-year span, the GDP showed a overall increase with some decline trend, with an average annual growth rate of 5.9%. For comparison, the average annual growth rate of Eritrea was 4.5%, and that of Somalia was 7.5%.

Overview of Djibouti's GDP (1991–2024)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Djibouti recorded a 571.4% sharply increased from 1991 to 2024.
The average GDP during this period was $1B 720M, and the median was $1B 286M.
GDP fluctuated within a range of $3B 714M, with a standard deviation of $1B 128M.
The average annual change was $106M 498K.


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Djibouti GDP from 1991 to 2024

The total market value of goods and services produced annually in Djibouti.

Parsing Data

Highest and Lowest GDP Records

  • Lowest GDP: 1991, $650M
  • Highest GDP: 2024, $4B 364M
  • Most Recent GDP: 2024, $4B 364M

Notable Annual GDP Changes

  • 2024: Significant increase in GDP
  • 1993: Noticeable drop in GDP

Overall pattern: overall increase with some decline


Global Economic Events and Djibouti's GDP

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

  • Period: From 2019 to 2020
  • GDP Change: $3B 89M → $3B 185M
  • Outcome: increased

2008 Global Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 2007 to 2009
  • GDP Change: $1B 191M → $1B 426M
  • Outcome: sharply increased

2001 Dot-com Bubble Burst

  • Period: From 2000 to 2001
  • GDP Change: $781M → $811M
  • Outcome: increased

1998 Asian Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 1997 to 1998
  • GDP Change: $706M → $722M
  • Outcome: increased

Key Economic Indicators of Djibouti (1991–2024)

yearNominal GDPGDP per CapitaPPP per CapitaPPP GDPGDP GrowthCurrent AccountSavingsFiscal BalancePopulation
1990
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
0 %
0 %
14.06 %
-2.81 %
0 person
1991
$ 650M
$ 1,070.41
$ 2,726.19
$ 1B 654M
0 %
17.054 %
14.61 %
-0.621 %
607,000 people
1992
$ 672M
$ 1,091.84
$ 2,766.57
$ 1B 702M
0.562 %
-0.339 %
11.51 %
-5.706 %
615,000 people
1993
$ 655M
$ 1,058.46
$ 2,626.20
$ 1B 624M
-6.751 %
26.499 %
15.12 %
-6.784 %
619,000 people
1994
$ 691M
$ 1,109.77
$ 2,629.39
$ 1B 636M
-1.36 %
36.39 %
11.51 %
-4.663 %
622,000 people
1995
$ 699M
$ 1,109.10
$ 2,558.09
$ 1B 613M
-3.481 %
37.029 %
7.03 %
-4.647 %
630,000 people
1996
$ 694M
$ 1,078.12
$ 2,456.03
$ 1B 581M
-3.732 %
35.798 %
6.80 %
-1.275 %
644,000 people
1997
$ 706M
$ 1,068.48
$ 2,403.74
$ 1B 589M
-1.216 %
35.833 %
5.84 %
-2.494 %
661,000 people
1998
$ 722M
$ 1,061.62
$ 2,363.40
$ 1B 608M
0.114 %
33.531 %
6.26 %
-3.344 %
680,000 people
1999
$ 759M
$ 1,084.92
$ 2,398.07
$ 1B 679M
2.919 %
35.048 %
6.01 %
-4.827 %
700,000 people
2000
$ 781M
$ 1,088.22
$ 2,409.29
$ 1B 729M
0.713 %
19.632 %
4.21 %
-3.641 %
718,000 people
2001
$ 811M
$ 1,106.68
$ 2,454.88
$ 1B 799M
1.793 %
43.219 %
7.81 %
-3.397 %
733,000 people
2002
$ 837M
$ 1,121.17
$ 2,525.68
$ 1B 887M
3.234 %
51.503 %
11.01 %
-4.298 %
747,000 people
2003
$ 882M
$ 1,160.47
$ 2,613.20
$ 1B 985M
3.186 %
47.968 %
15.79 %
-3.886 %
760,000 people
2004
$ 936M
$ 1,212.85
$ 2,715.28
$ 2B 95M
2.779 %
30.372 %
14.10 %
-3.426 %
772,000 people
2005
$ 996M
$ 1,271.22
$ 2,844.60
$ 2B 228M
3.111 %
30.488 %
14.22 %
-0.871 %
783,000 people
2006
$ 1B 80M
$ 1,359.49
$ 3,030.07
$ 2B 408M
4.825 %
4.767 %
16.72 %
0.58 %
795,000 people
2007
$ 1B 191M
$ 1,478.42
$ 3,224.05
$ 2B 597M
5.017 %
-25.755 %
18.35 %
-1.591 %
805,000 people
2008
$ 1B 382M
$ 1,692.43
$ 3,430.50
$ 2B 801M
5.806 %
-33.329 %
17.81 %
0.871 %
816,000 people
2009
$ 1B 426M
$ 1,722.34
$ 3,458.89
$ 2B 863M
1.616 %
18.67 %
21.99 %
-3.566 %
828,000 people