Djibouti
DJI Sub-Saharan AfricaState of play
Sits at the southern entrance to the Bab el-Mandeb strait; hosts multiple foreign military bases, including US, French, Chinese and Japanese facilities.
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GDP growth6.5% per year · 2025▼ 6.95% vs previous
Military expenditure2.63% of GDP · 2008▼ 9.43% vs previous
Trade openness206.3% of GDP · 2025▼ 14.5% vs previous
Population1.2Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.31% vs previous
Displaced from here3.6Kpeople · 2025▼ 9.58% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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