Total reserves in Djibouti
Djibouti: Total reserves was 10.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in Djibouti, 1984–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 10.1% for total reserves in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Djibouti peaked at 72.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 105th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Total reserves in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 72.5% | — |
| 1985 | 53.1% | -26.7% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 60.3% | +33.8% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +67.1% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.6% | 40.7% | 72.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 23.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 16.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 19.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 10.1% | 23.7% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Djibouti
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 283,043 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 72.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 469.06 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 478.82 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 478.82 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 478.82 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 404.38 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 79.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 404.38 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in Djibouti?
- Total reserves in Djibouti was 10.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for total reserves?
- Djibouti ranks 105th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.