Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti
Djibouti: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 88.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti stood at 88.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti peaked at 91.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1984.
Djibouti ranks 2nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 78.4% | — |
| 1982 | 53.8% | -31.4% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | +36.2% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | +47.5% |
| 1987 | 83.9% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 77.5% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | -32.2% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +57.3% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +38.5% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -43.1% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +112.7% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +59.4% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -3.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 88.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 88.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.5%, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +112.7% | 39.6% | 84.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.6% | 39.0% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 45.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 39.6% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 81.4% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 87.6% | 91.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Djibouti was 88.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1984.
- How does Djibouti rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Djibouti ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.