Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 17.31 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Djibouti, 2010–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Djibouti stood at 17.31. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Djibouti peaked at 47.99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.31, in 2030.
Djibouti ranks 180th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.88 | — |
| 2011 | 25.68 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 25.05 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.57 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 26.86 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 40.26 | +49.9% |
| 2016 | 45.92 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 47.99 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 47.46 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.12 | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 42.06 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 40.28 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 38.3 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 35.44 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 32.86 | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 30.49 | -7.2% |
| 2026 | 27.96 | -8.3% |
| 2027 | 25.04 | -10.4% |
| 2028 | 22.51 | -10.1% |
| 2029 | 19.85 | -11.8% |
| 2030 | 17.31 | -12.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 17.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.18, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 17.31 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.95, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +49.9% | 26.86 | 40.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.28 | 24.57 | 47.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.48 | 19.85 | 42.06 | 10 |
| 2030s | 17.31 | 17.31 | 17.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More external debt data for Djibouti
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,797 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 101.69 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 2.86 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 2.88 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 775.89 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Djibouti?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Djibouti was 17.31 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 47.99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.31 in 2030.
- How does Djibouti rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October