International tourism, expenditures in Djibouti
Djibouti: International tourism, expenditures was 4.1% in 2012. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Djibouti, 1995–2012
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 4.1% for international tourism, expenditures in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Djibouti peaked at 7.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2008.
Djibouti ranks 76th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.4% | — |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -39.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +37.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -17.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 4.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 4.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 73 Bhutan 4.2% compare
- 74 Mali 4.2% compare
- 75 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.2%
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.0% compare
- 78 Costa Rica 4.0% compare
- 79 Portugal 3.9% compare
More private sector data for Djibouti
- Merchandise trade 267.1% (2025)
- Food imports 38.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 6.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Djibouti?
- International tourism, expenditures in Djibouti was 4.1% in 2012, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- How does Djibouti rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Djibouti ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.