MENACodex’s Q3 2026 findings recorded rising consumer prices in Djibouti over March–June 2026. The latest price finding reported three straight months of increases, from 103 in March to 107 in June, a rise of 3.9%.
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Djibouti
Lower-middle income · Import-dependent economy · Data availability: partial
A micro-state whose economy is its location: ports and logistics serving Ethiopia’s trade, plus rents from foreign military bases, backed by heavy Chinese-financed infrastructure investment. Little else — services dwarf agriculture and industry.
Vitals
Core figures — the latest value each source holds, the previous reading and the bloc median.
GDP
$4.6B
as of 2025
up from $4.2B (2024)
MENA median $169.8B
Real GDP growth
6.5%
as of 2025
down from 7.0% (2024)
MENA median 3.0%
Inflation, year-on-year
1.9%
as of Aug 2026
down from 3.4% (Jul 2026)
MENA median 5.8%
GDP per person
$3,906
as of 2025
up from $3,553 (2024)
MENA median $5,730
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Quarterly report
Written once from the quarter's findings, then frozen.
Q3 2026 · Djibouti
DJI — Q3 2026 brief
Signals & patterns
Everything MENACodex detects for this economy — the lead finding charted, the rest filtered by pattern and sector.
Djibouti's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio reached 15.3% in 2025, its highest level in records going back to 2002.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%)15.33
TrendDjibouti's broad money as a share of GDP has fallen for 4 straight years, from 81.3% in 2020 to 71.1% in 2024: down 10 points.
TrendDjibouti's investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP has risen for 4 straight years, from -15.7% in 2021 to 1.55% in 2025: up 17 points.
TrendDjibouti's gross domestic income at constant prices have risen for 10 straight years, from 417.9 billion (local currency) in 2015 to 766.9 billion in 2025: up 83%. The rise goes back to 2013.
TrendGrowth in Djibouti's manufacturing, value added has risen for 3 straight years, from -7.54% in 2021 to 15.6% in 2024: up 23 points.
TrendDjibouti's methane emissions compared with 1990 have risen for 10 straight years, from 48.9% in 2014 to 82.5% in 2024: up 34 points. The rise goes back to 2010.
Explore the data
Every series we hold for Djibouti, by sector — open one in the Database to chart it against its neighbours.
Economy & growth
GDP, output, investment, savings · 218 series
Open indicators →Prices & moneyInflation, policy rate, money, exchange rate · 20 series
Open indicators →Trade & externalExports, imports, reserves, current account · 48 series
Open indicators →Public financeRevenue, spending, debt, balance · 20 series
Open indicators →Financial sectorCredit, banks, markets · 37 series
Open indicators →Energy & environmentOil, gas, power, emissions · 89 series
Open indicators →Technology & infrastructureInternet, mobile, transport · 31 series
Open indicators →PeoplePopulation, jobs, health, education · 49 series
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What has changed in Djibouti recently?Signals, briefs and decisions, with their sources
What did last quarter add up to?Drawn from the quarterly report
What did the government decide this year?From the Agenda Watch record
How does Djibouti compare with its neighbours?Any series against the bloc median