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Djibouti · Finances and debt

East Africa Djiboutian franc (DJF)

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · updated on

Public finances and external accounts

A fiscal deficit of 1.4 % of GDP

Djibouti: in 2025, the general government spent 1.4 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 31.3 % of GDP, the current account showed a surplus of 14.5 % (IMF).

Fiscal balance · 2025
−1.4 %
of GDP · +1.2 pt since 2020
Public debt · 2025
31.3 %
of GDP · −10.8 pt since 2020
Current account · 2025
+14.5 %
of GDP · +2.8 pt since 2020

Fiscal balance, % of GDP

Negative: a deficit · dashed: estimates and projections

−20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Djibouti 0.4 East Africa −3.5 −20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030
Chart data as a table
Djibouti: in 2025, the general government spent 1.4 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 31.3 % of GDP, the current account showed a surplus of 14.5 % (IMF).
Year DjiboutiEast Africa
2015 −15.5 % −4.3 %
2016 −0.8 % −3.7 %
2017 −0.2 % −4.0 %
2018 −2.0 % −4.1 %
2019 −1.0 % −4.7 %
2020 −2.6 % −5.3 %
2021 −3.1 % −4.6 %
2022 −1.5 % −4.4 %
2023 −3.5 % −3.7 %
2024 −2.7 % −3.3 %
2025 · estimate −1.4 % −3.7 %
2026 · projection −1.6 % −4.1 %
2027 · projection −1.1 % −3.8 %
2028 · projection +0.3 % −3.6 %
2029 · projection +0.3 % −3.7 %
2030 · projection +0.4 % −3.5 %
  • Djibouti
  • East Africa

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · general government net lending or borrowing · group values weighted by GDP in dollars (Syli Atlas)

Current account, % of GDP

Trade, income and transfers with the rest of the world

−10 % 0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Djibouti 9.9 −10 % 0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 2015 2020 2025 2030
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Current account balance of Djibouti, % of GDP
Year Djibouti
2015 +29.5 %
2016 −1.0 %
2017 −4.8 %
2018 +14.7 %
2019 +18.3 %
2020 +11.7 %
2021 −6.6 %
2022 +19.0 %
2023 +18.2 %
2024 +15.0 %
2025 · estimate +14.5 %
2026 · projection +11.5 %
2027 · projection +10.0 %
2028 · projection +10.0 %
2029 · projection +10.0 %
2030 · projection +9.9 %

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Currency

Djiboutian franc

The Djiboutian franc is pegged to the US dollar.

Currency
DJF
Djiboutian franc
Exchange regime
Fixed
1 USD = 177.721 DJF
Inflation · 2025
−0.3 %
average annual change in consumer prices

Currency codes: ISO 4217 · fixed parities: central banks (BCEAO, BEAC, Central Bank of the Comoros, Bank of Cape Verde…) · inflation: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Debt

A debt owed first to China

At the end of 2025, Djibouti owed 2.9 bn$ in public external debt (World Bank). 48.1 % of it was owed to China, 33.5 % to multilateral institutions and 0.0 % to bond holders.

Debt of the 54 countries →
Public debt · 2025
31.3 %
of GDP · IMF
External debt · 2025
3.8 bn$
public and private · World Bank
Public external debt · 2025
2.9 bn$
owed or guaranteed by the State
Debt service · 2024
2.0 %
of exports of goods, services and income

Risk of debt distress

IMF and World Bank debt sustainability analysis

Latest analysis published on 2025-09-22: in debt distress.

Source: IMF, list of debt sustainability analyses of low-income countries, as of 2026-03-31 · imf.org

Public external debt by creditor

Share of the total at the end of each year

2015
2020
2025
Multilateral (IMF, World Bank, AfDB…)
33.5 %
China
48.1 %
Other countries
18.4 %
Bonds (Eurobonds)
0.0 %
Banks and other private lenders
0.0 %

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics (updated 2026-11-05) · public and publicly guaranteed external debt, end of year · CC BY 4.0 · shares: Syli Atlas calculation