Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Djibouti
Djibouti: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP was 85.2% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Djibouti, 1985–2009
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2009, debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp in Djibouti stood at 85.2%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp in Djibouti peaked at 96.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1985.
That places Djibouti 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 28.1% | — |
| 1987 | 41.4% | +46.9% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 32.1% | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 44.3% | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 85.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.2%, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 85.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.0%, 2.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +46.9% | 28.1% | 41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 28.1% | 41.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 34.3% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 52.2% | 96.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 1 Somalia 258.5% compare
- 2 Seychelles 167.9% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 93.0% compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 65.0% compare
- 6 Mauritania 64.3% compare
- 7 Guinea 61.7% compare
More external debt data for Djibouti
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 30.11 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 25.77 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0073 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,797 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp in Djibouti?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp in Djibouti was 85.2% in 2009, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1985.
- How does Djibouti rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2009.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.