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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Djibouti: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Djibouti is placed 135th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 7,223 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 20.53 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
135th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 7,223GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 20.53Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Djibouti on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
7,223
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Djibouti: 7,223. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 30,639 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Ethiopia 3,095
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Djibouti’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
20.53
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Djibouti: 20.53. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 60.79 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Eritrea 10.93 · Ethiopia 23.45
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Djibouti, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.287 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Ethiopia -1.091
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Djibouti, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 90.12 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Ethiopia 48.83
02Over time
Which way Djibouti is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
DjiboutiWorld median
Djibouti rose from 4,469 in 2013 to 7,223 in 2025; the world median went from 14,681 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Djibouti World median 2025 7,223 17,265 2024 6,871 18,108 2023 6,511 17,686 2022 6,181 16,933 2021 5,960 16,260 2020 5,791 15,631 2019 5,809 16,761 2018 5,591 16,349 2017 5,422 16,129 2016 5,227 15,512 2015 4,962 14,857 2014 4,705 14,475 2013 4,469 14,681 2012 — 14,631 2011 — 13,916 2010 — 14,101 2009 — 13,655 2008 — 14,030 2007 — 13,755 2006 — 12,983 2005 — 12,023 2004 — 11,608 2003 — 11,183 2002 — 11,144 2001 — 10,907 2000 — 10,589
03In context
Djibouti beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Djibouti and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 135th | 7,223 | 20.53 | — | — |
 Ethiopia | 148th | 3,095 | 23.45 | -1.091 | 48.83 |
 Eritrea | not placed | — | 10.93 | — | — |
| Somaliland | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Djibouti in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Djibouti is ahead of the world, and behind
44 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Djibouti does better than the middle country measured.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.932.52712.93No real change since 2014
Djibouti: 2.527 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 105th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23139.41106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Djibouti: 139.41 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 12th of 195 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08133106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Djibouti: 133 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 17th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3966.4953.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Djibouti: 6.495 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 24th of 186 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06130.77107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Djibouti: 130.77 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 194 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8130.2741.81No earlier reading
Djibouti: 30.27 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 123rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2188.0356.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Djibouti: 88.03 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 62nd of 175 by UNCTAD.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Djibouti does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4746.8647.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Djibouti: 6.864 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 70th of 118 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.72.9▲ Improved since 2014
Djibouti: 2.7 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 79th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4511.731.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Djibouti: 1.73 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 44th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2737,77114,273▲ Improved since 2015
Djibouti: 7,771 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 67th of 102 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6738.3746.67▲ Improved since 2012
Djibouti: 38.37 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 139th of 195 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3150.485▲ Improved since 2013
Djibouti: 0.315 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 127th of 170 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1924.5240.19▲ Improved since 2020
Djibouti: 24.52 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 148th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8004,65512,800▲ Improved since 2017
Djibouti: 4,655 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 173 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8903,62312,890No real change since 2012
Djibouti: 3,623 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 131st of 166 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.44.34810.4No earlier reading
Djibouti: 4.348 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.427.28925.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Djibouti: 7.289 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 141st of 170 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.6762.187No real change since 2017
Djibouti: 0.676 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.871-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Djibouti: -0.871 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 175th of 209 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48612,40446,486▲ Improved since 2010
Djibouti: 12,404 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 126th of 150 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9483.8343.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Djibouti: 83.83 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 12th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3938.3952.39No earlier reading
Djibouti: 38.39 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 157th of 169 · derived.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.34110.4936.34No real change since 2015
Djibouti: 110.49 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 6th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68206.379.68No real change since 2015
Djibouti: 206.3 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 6th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7295.841.72Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 95.8 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 9th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60228.929.602Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 28.92 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9683.4341.968Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 3.434 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3064.5843.306Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 4.584 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0468.7362.04Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 68.73 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 46th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242524Moved since 2016
Djibouti: 25 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.5210.523Moved since 2013
Djibouti: 0.521 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2115.0316.21Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 15.03 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 78th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7881,293,0001,827,788Moved since 2014
Djibouti: 1,293,000 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 62nd of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1747.5967.17Moved since 2014
Djibouti: 47.59 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2395.31103.23Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 95.31 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.2050.306Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 0.205 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.2771.708Moved since 2011
Djibouti: 0.277 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 142nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7313.76275.73No real change since 2016
Djibouti: 13.76 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5722.2726.572Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 2.272 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 123rd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0614.8622.06Moved since 2014
Djibouti: 14.86 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 116th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6516.5824.65Moved since 2015
Djibouti: 16.58 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 132nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240622,240No real change since 2022
Djibouti: 62 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.931.5522.93No real change since 2015
Djibouti: 1.55 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 129th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Djibouti
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2011), Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2017), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index (last 2017), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2017), Global Innovation Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2017), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2017), Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Palma Ratio (last 2017), Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2014), Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Djibouti’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Djibouti’s 7th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability30th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy75th of 1652/3 keys
- Gender & Equality110th of 1833/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade125th of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 128th of 1773/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture135th of 1843/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation135th of 1762/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions159th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology163rd of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital163rd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality135th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing170th of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties171st of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience179th of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labour173rd of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Djibouti can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysThis page
Djibouti135th2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Djibouti and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Djibouti on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Djibouti rank on economy & innovation?
Djibouti is placed 135th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Djibouti?
7,223 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Djibouti?
20.53 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Djibouti compare with Ethiopia on economy & innovation?
Ethiopia is placed 148th of 176, and Djibouti 135th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Ethiopia 3,095, Djibouti 7,223; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Ethiopia 23.45, Djibouti 20.53.
How have Djibouti’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 4,469 in 2013 to 7,223 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Djibouti?
No current reading is published for Djibouti on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, ICT Goods Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 44 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Djibouti’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Djibouti (banner) — Fishercd, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Djibouti: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/djibouti/economy