Djibouti

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DJ · DJI · BACI 262 · latest data 2024

Exports

$194M USD, nominal · 2024

= $194 M17.1% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$6.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $6,905 M31.2% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$6.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$6,711 M

Total trade

$7.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $7,099 M30.8% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #184 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #132 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: ±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Djibouti's exports grew from $46M in 1995 to $194M in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$6.7B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Djibouti per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$46 M	$343 M	−$297 M	$389 M
1996	$18 M	$257 M	−$239 M	$275 M
1997	$19 M	$304 M	−$285 M	$323 M
1998	$26 M	$424 M	−$398 M	$449 M
1999	$18 M	$431 M	−$413 M	$449 M
2000	$11 M	$414 M	−$403 M	$425 M
2001	$22 M	$401 M	−$379 M	$423 M
2002	$30 M	$491 M	−$462 M	$521 M
2003	$67 M	$571 M	−$504 M	$638 M
2004	$27 M	$623 M	−$596 M	$650 M
2005	$69 M	$975 M	−$906 M	$1,044 M
2006	$207 M	$1,121 M	−$914 M	$1,328 M
2007	$204 M	$1,692 M	−$1,488 M	$1,896 M
2008	$259 M	$2,057 M	−$1,798 M	$2,316 M
2009	$518 M	$2,039 M	−$1,522 M	$2,557 M
2010	$87 M	$1,954 M	−$1,867 M	$2,041 M
2011	$110 M	$2,469 M	−$2,359 M	$2,579 M
2012	$111 M	$3,227 M	−$3,115 M	$3,338 M
2013	$120 M	$3,138 M	−$3,017 M	$3,258 M
2014	$139 M	$3,262 M	−$3,123 M	$3,400 M
2015	$100 M	$4,166 M	−$4,065 M	$4,266 M
2016	$84 M	$4,392 M	−$4,308 M	$4,476 M
2017	$126 M	$4,758 M	−$4,632 M	$4,884 M
2018	$144 M	$5,659 M	−$5,515 M	$5,803 M
2019	$166 M	$5,262 M	−$5,097 M	$5,428 M
2020	$207 M	$5,430 M	−$5,222 M	$5,637 M
2021	$2,925 M	$8,956 M	−$6,031 M	$11,881 M
2022	$3,648 M	$9,870 M	−$6,222 M	$13,518 M
2023	$4,211 M	$10,299 M	−$6,088 M	$14,510 M
2024	$194 M	$6,905 M	−$6,711 M	$7,099 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #179 → #184.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Djibouti per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.00%	0.01%	#179	#153
1996	0.00%	0.00%	#189	#166
1997	0.00%	0.01%	#190	#164
1998	0.00%	0.01%	#186	#157
1999	0.00%	0.01%	#189	#158
2000	0.00%	0.01%	#204	#167
2001	0.00%	0.01%	#197	#167
2002	0.00%	0.01%	#198	#166
2003	0.00%	0.01%	#187	#167
2004	0.00%	0.01%	#194	#167
2005	0.00%	0.01%	#187	#164
2006	0.00%	0.01%	#176	#164
2007	0.00%	0.01%	#179	#163
2008	0.00%	0.01%	#176	#162
2009	0.00%	0.02%	#165	#159
2010	0.00%	0.01%	#191	#162
2011	0.00%	0.01%	#191	#165
2012	0.00%	0.02%	#192	#151
2013	0.00%	0.02%	#191	#152
2014	0.00%	0.02%	#189	#152
2015	0.00%	0.03%	#192	#139
2016	0.00%	0.03%	#195	#140
2017	0.00%	0.03%	#191	#137
2018	0.00%	0.03%	#190	#135
2019	0.00%	0.03%	#189	#136
2020	0.00%	0.03%	#182	#130
2021	0.01%	0.04%	#138	#113
2022	0.02%	0.04%	#136	#116
2023	0.02%	0.05%	#134	#115
2024	0.00%	0.03%	#184	#132

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Trading partners

China was Djibouti's top trading partner in 2024, at 43.1% of total trade; the top five partners covered 78.1%.

Year

Top partner share: 43.1%
Top-5 share: 78.1%
Partners: 98
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.227

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Saudi Arabia $100M

China $21M

Egypt $14M

India $8M

Malaysia $3M

United States $2M

Türkiye $1M

South Africa $0M

South Korea $0M

Indonesia $0M

France $0M

Japan $0M

Morocco $0M

Pakistan $0M

Brazil $0M

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Top partners of Djibouti in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$21 M	$3,036 M	$3,057 M	−$3,016 M
#2	India	$8 M	$930 M	$938 M	−$923 M
#3	Morocco	$0 M	$832 M	$832 M	−$832 M
#4	Türkiye	$1 M	$387 M	$388 M	−$387 M
#5	Indonesia	$0 M	$329 M	$329 M	−$329 M
#6	Malaysia	$3 M	$309 M	$312 M	−$306 M
#7	Saudi Arabia	$100 M	$173 M	$274 M	−$73 M
#8	United States	$2 M	$134 M	$136 M	−$132 M
#9	Egypt	$14 M	$109 M	$122 M	−$95 M
#10	France	$0 M	$113 M	$113 M	−$113 M
#11	Pakistan	$0 M	$79 M	$79 M	−$79 M
#12	Brazil	$0 M	$68 M	$68 M	−$68 M
#13	Japan	$0 M	$62 M	$62 M	−$62 M
#14	South Africa	$0 M	$45 M	$45 M	−$44 M
#15	South Korea	$0 M	$39 M	$40 M	−$39 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Djibouti's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Djibouti's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.407 → 0.292, a concentrated export base across 78 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Djibouti per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.407	0.088	36	53
1996	0.247	0.082	36	51
1997	0.156	0.079	42	58
1998	0.122	0.069	42	66
1999	0.114	0.064	44	64
2000	0.134	0.071	58	70
2001	0.262	0.069	57	73
2002	0.312	0.071	57	76
2003	0.219	0.074	61	78
2004	0.185	0.073	64	80
2005	0.362	0.099	65	86
2006	0.737	0.126	73	85
2007	0.401	0.107	78	83
2008	0.277	0.087	86	88
2009	0.149	0.067	88	109
2010	0.290	0.097	78	86
2011	0.220	0.096	84	84
2012	0.214	0.118	82	86
2013	0.161	0.142	93	89
2014	0.288	0.145	81	92
2015	0.179	0.243	90	95
2016	0.152	0.254	95	92
2017	0.208	0.227	92	95
2018	0.192	0.174	95	95
2019	0.180	0.211	83	95
2020	0.167	0.214	80	93
2021	0.582	0.143	125	141
2022	0.636	0.149	130	134
2023	0.592	0.140	112	135
2024	0.292	0.235	78	83

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