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Djibouti
Djibouti is a $4.6B economy (2025), growing 6.5% in real terms, with consumer inflation at -0.3%. 20 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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GDP · 2025
$4.6B
+11.4% vs 2024
#43 of 52Population · 2025
1.2M
+1.3% vs 2024
#50 of 54Data
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Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
The Wire
Djibouti headlines
- Somali, Djibouti Presidents Discuss Security and Regional Stability
[Shabelle] Djibouti City, Djibouti -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Wednesday during a working visit focused on strengthening ties between the neighbouring countries.
- Ethiopia, Djibouti Hail Dangote's $660 Million Pipeline As Energy Security Boost
[Premium Times] Ethiopia and Djibouti have described Dangote Group's $660 million Damarjog-Dewele Oil Terminal and Pipeline Project as a strategic investment expected to strengthen energy security, improve regional trade and deepen economic integration in the Horn of Africa.
- Dangote, Ethiopia to Build $660m Djibouti Fuel Pipeline
[Daba Finance] Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings will invest $660 million in a petroleum-products pipeline connecting landlocked Ethiopia with Djibouti's coast, adding new fuel storage and transport infrastructure to one of East Africa's main trade corridors. The pr
- South African Journalist Micah Reddy Reportedly Missing in Djibouti
[Namibian] South African journalist Micah Reddy and his local fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, have reportedly gone missing in Djibouti, prompting an urgent call from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) for authorities to establish their whereabouts.
AllAfrica·DjiboutiNamibiaSouth Africa
- Djibouti Frees Top SA Investigative Journalist Micah Reddy
[Daily Maverick] South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists was detained on Saturday, but is now on his way back to South Africa.
AllAfrica·DjiboutiSouth Africa
- Micah Reddy Has Been Released and Is On His Way Home
[GroundUp] Kooki Mahmoud has also been freed by Djiboutian authorities
AllAfrica·DjiboutiSouth Africa
Capital
World Bank lending to Djibouti
2 in the pipeline · 21 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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