Djibouti's goods imports (current US$, BoP) was US$4.04 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 55.76% from US$2.59 billion in 2014 (4.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$4.04 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.14 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.59 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$4.87 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$172.18 million | 1996 |
| Average since 2015 | US$3.67 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$206.26 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Djibouti's goods imports (current US$, BoP) fell 10% on 2023 (from US$4.48 billion to US$4.04 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +22.5% and a typical year strayed about 88.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 478.9% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.6% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$216.44 million a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Djibouti had the 20th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | US$4.04 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$25.08 trillion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$1.53 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Djibouti in the 2024 ranking
- Bahamas, The — 17th of 29: US$4.6 billion
- Mauritania — 18th of 29: US$4.32 billion
- Haiti — 19th of 29: US$4.27 billion
- Fiji — 21st of 29: US$2.86 billion
- Sierra Leone — 22nd of 29: US$2.4 billion
- Niger — 23rd of 29: US$2 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 34 values
| Year | Goods imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,035,074,969 |
| 2023 | 4,481,877,393 |
| 2022 | 4,327,524,603 |
| 2021 | 4,870,111,017 |
| 2020 | 2,911,220,396 |
| 2019 | 4,138,132,241 |
| 2018 | 3,602,776,262 |
| 2017 | 3,575,649,473 |
| 2016 | 2,326,725,598 |
| 2015 | 2,447,071,533 |
| 2014 |
Goods imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$5.88 billion (2020)
- Algeria — US$62.23 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$21.63 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$85.47 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$71.46 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$101.17 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$23.95 billion (2024)
- Kuwait — US$37.51 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$16.69 billion (2023)
- Libya — US$23.23 billion (2023)
- Malta — US$7.56 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Djibouti
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$170.87 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$10.52 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France (current US$) — US$22.03 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$120.99 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$222.38 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$222.38 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$222.38 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Djibouti's goods imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$4.04 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is up 1,856% from US$206.26 million in 1991 (9.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.87 billion in 2021 and the lowest US$172.18 million in 1996.
- How does Djibouti rank?
- 20th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in goods imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Djibouti?
- In 2024, Djibouti's goods imports (current US$, BoP) fell 10% on 2023 (from US$4.48 billion to US$4.04 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +22.5% and a typical year strayed about 88.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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