Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Djibouti: official statistics and sources

8 official bodies for Djibouti, from National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti to Djibouti Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (ODPIC), with key figures from the World Bank and IMF. Official languages: French, Arabic. Capital: Djibouti.

Who holds power in Djibouti

• Head of state: Ismaël Omar Guelleh (Président de la République de Djibouti et Chef du Gouvernement)
• Head of government: Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (Premier Ministre de la République de Djibouti)
• Foreign minister: Abdoulkader Houssein Omar (Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Internationale, Porte-Parole du Gouvernement de la République de Djibouti)

Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service list, dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Unitary presidential republic. How local power works in Djibouti: 4 tiers of government below the nation, who is elected and who they answer to.

Part of level 6 of the 10 levels of power.

Government, regions and cities

• Government and power in Djibouti: leaders, governance scores, women in parliament, spending and the bodies that hold power to account
• Djibouti (capital)

Key figures

What the figures show

Djibouti had 1.2 million people in 2025, by the World Bank's count; ten years earlier the figure was 1.0 million. It ranks 21st of 22 in the World Bank's Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region and 156th of 193 worldwide.

In 2025 Djibouti recorded gross domestic product of $4.6 billion, converted to US dollars by the World Bank. Divided by population it comes to $3,906, where the middle country in the region has $6,051.

Output rose 6.5% after inflation in 2025 (World Bank). The IMF's October 2026 outlook projects 5.6% for 2026.

For 2025 as a whole the World Bank records -0.3%. IMF projections put 2026 at 2.3%.

Unemployment stood at 26.0% in 2025 on the ILO's modelled estimate, which can differ from the national survey.

Government debt was 31.3% of GDP in 2025, the IMF estimates, heading to 28.7% in 2026. The regional median is 52.5%.

A baby born in 2024 could expect to live 66.2 years.

• Annual inflation since 2015: highest 5.2% (2022), lowest -0.5% (2015).
• Debt ratio 2015: 40.3%; 2025: 31.3%.
• GDP per person in dollars, 2015 to 2025: +64%.

Figures checked 2026-10-13; how they are compiled.

Official sources in Djibouti

Statistics office prices, jobs, people, output

• National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti (Institut national de la statistique de Djibouti)
  Publishes Djibouti's statistical yearbook, consumer price index, census and household survey results. Not in English.

Central bank interest rates and money

• Central Bank of Djibouti (Banque centrale de Djibouti)
  Publishes monetary statistics, banking regulations and the bank's annual reports. Not in English.

Parliament debates, votes, bills

• National Assembly (page on the Presidency website) (Assemblée nationale)
  Publishes information on the National Assembly; the IPU lists this page as the chamber's website. Not in English.

Government

• Presidency of the Republic (Présidence de la République)
  Publishes presidential decrees, Council of Ministers communiqués and government news. Not in English.
• Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances)
  Publishes budget laws, public finance documents and economic reports.

Laws and the official gazette the text of laws

• Official Journal of the Republic of Djibouti (Journal officiel de la République de Djibouti)
  Publishes laws, decrees and official texts of Djibouti.

Courts judgments

• Constitutional Council (Conseil constitutionnel)
  Publishes decisions on the constitutionality of laws and on election disputes. Not in English.

Public registers companies, land, charities

• Djibouti Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (ODPIC) (Office djiboutien de la propriété industrielle et commerciale)
  Keeps Djibouti's trade and companies register and industrial property titles such as trademarks. Not in English.

Freedom of information in Djibouti

No general access-to-information law for Djibouti was found in the official sources checked on 2026-10-13. No national access-to-information law could be identified during today's checks of the official sources already listed for this country.

What Djibouti does not have

• No online land register could be found.
• No public register of associations could be found online.
• No national public procurement portal could be reached (marches-publics.dj did not resolve on 2026-10-13).
• No access-to-information law and no information commissioner.
• No public register of lobbyists or of officials' asset declarations.
• No official state database of court judgments.

Also: World Bank country data · IMF country page · UN Sustainable Development Goals country profile · IPU Parline parliament profile.

Djibouti by subject

• Economy GDP, growth, trade and investment
• Jobs and pay unemployment, jobs and work
• Cost of living inflation, poverty and inequality
• Public finances debt, deficit, tax and spending
• Health and care life expectancy, doctors and spending
• Housing homes, cities, water and power
• Immigration migrants, refugees and remittances
• Education schools, universities and literacy
• Environment emissions, air, forests and water

Common questions

What is the population of Djibouti?

1.2 million (2025, World Bank). National figures: National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti.

What is the inflation rate in Djibouti?

minus 0.3% (2025, World Bank). Official index: National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti.

What is Djibouti's GDP?

$4.6 billion (2025, World Bank).

How much government debt does Djibouti have?

31.3% of GDP (2025, International Monetary Fund).

Who publishes official statistics in Djibouti?

National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti (Institut national de la statistique de Djibouti): https://instad.dj/

What is the central bank of Djibouti?

Central Bank of Djibouti (Banque centrale de Djibouti): https://www.banque-centrale.dj/

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