Economy
Nominal GDP
USD 4.23 billion
GDP per capita
USD 3,400
2021–2025 average
Currency
- Name
- Djiboutian franc
Франк Джибути - ISO code
- DJF
- Rate against the US dollar
- USD 1 = 178.21 DJF
- Rate against the rouble
- 10 DJF = 4.6887 RUB
- Rate type
- Cross rate via the Bank of Russia USD/RUB rate
- Currency zone
- National currency
- Note
- Fixed peg to the US dollar
Exchange rate as of 1 October 2026
Economic structure
GDP structure: 2021–2025 average Source: Based on World Bank data. Period: 2021–2025 average
- Agriculture 2.6%
- Industry 15.5%
- Services 76.1%
Industries and programmes
- Key industries
- Port and logistics services, including transit services for Ethiopia; free zone activities; telecommunications; and financial services.
- Government programmes
- Djibouti Vision 2035
- “Djibouti ICI” National Development Plan 2020–2024 and its successor plan
International trade
Exports of goods, 2021–2025
USD billion Source: World Bank / WTO, merchandise exports (TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT). Period: 2021–2025
Table
| Year | USD billion | index, 2021 = 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.83 | 100.0 |
| 2022 | 4.61 | 120.4 |
| 2023 | 4.79 | 125.1 |
| 2024 | 5.17 | 135.0 |
| 2025 | 6.09 | 159.0 |
- Imports of goods
- USD 6.27 billion 2021–2025 averageSource: ITC. Period: 2021–2025 average
- Exports of goods and services
- USD 5.11 billion 2025Source: World Bank, national accounts. Period: 2025
- Change in exports of goods, 2021–2025
- +59.0%
- Average annual rate of change in exports of goods, 2021–2025
- +12.3%
Export specialisation
Main export products
share of exports of goods, %, 2023 Source: UN Comtrade, 2023; share of total merchandise exports, HS chapters (2-digit level). Period: 2023
Main export destinations
share of exports of goods, %, 2023 Source: UN Comtrade, 2023; share of total merchandise exports, HS chapters (2-digit level). Period: 2023
Investment areas
- Port logistics and ship repair
- Free zones (DIFTZ)
- Geothermal and solar energy
- Digital infrastructure and submarine cables
Agreements with Russia
Investment protection
There is no bilateral agreement with Russia on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Absent
Double taxation
There is no double taxation agreement with Russia.
Absent
Visa requirements
Russian citizens holding ordinary passports require a visa.
Visa required
Peaceful nuclear energy
No information
Other agreements
- Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, Extradition Treaty, Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (signed in 2025; ratified by Russia in January 2026).
Incentives
- Main regimes and incentives
Investment Code; free zone regime (tax and customs duty exemptions), including the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone.
- Type of measure
- Investment agency
- ANPI — National Investment Promotion Agency of Djibouti
- Zone operator / authority
- DPFZA — Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA)
