Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Djibouti
Djibouti: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Djibouti, 1985–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 25.2% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Djibouti peaked at 54.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2021.
Djibouti ranks 124th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 54.4% | — |
| 1987 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 40.9% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 44.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | +8.9% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 25.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 25.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1% | 51.9% | 54.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 28.9% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 20.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 18.6% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More financial sector data for Djibouti
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Djibouti?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Djibouti was 25.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2021.
- How does Djibouti rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Djibouti ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.