Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Djibouti
Djibouti: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Djibouti, 1991–2024
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Djibouti stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Djibouti peaked at 4.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share 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 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 5 |
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More population data for Djibouti
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.696 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 107,534 people (2100)
- Population density 79.45 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3198 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.26 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Djibouti?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Djibouti was 1.3% in 2024, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.