Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) was 3.1% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Migrant remittance inflows in Djibouti, 1991–2009
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for migrant remittance inflows in Djibouti is 3.1%, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, migrant remittance inflows in Djibouti peaked at 4.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2001.
That places Djibouti 15th out of 50 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +48.8% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -32.5% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +56.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 3.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 3.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.7%, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +56.7% | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| 1993 | +48.8% | 2.7% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More trade data for Djibouti
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 118.59 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.28 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.09 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 89.83 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.98 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 79.92 (2025)
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.0155 (2014)
- Export Diversification, Theil index 3.77 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 3.76 (2014)
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 4.95 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is migrant remittance inflows in Djibouti?
- Migrant remittance inflows in Djibouti was 3.1% in 2009, according to World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
- How does Djibouti rank for migrant remittance inflows?
- Djibouti ranks 15th out of 50 countries with data for 2009.
- Is migrant remittance inflows rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,