Foreign debt rose 8.16% to USD 3,429 bil in Djibouti in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Djibouti reached an all time high of USD 3,429 bil in 2023 and an all time low of USD 2.59 bil in 1970. When compared to Djibouti's main peers, foreign debt in Eritrea amounted to USD 726 bil, USD 33,290 bil in Ethiopia, USD 3,023 bil in Somalia and USD 7,283 bil in Yemen in 2023.
Djibouti has been ranked 89th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Djibouti | USD bil | 2,267 | 2,321 | 2,553 | 2,900 | 3,207 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | USD bil | 826 | 797 | 779 | 799 | 772 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 26,171 | 29,843 | 30,377 | 32,364 | 32,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD bil | 26,951 | 31,434 | 34,970 | 38,038 | 41,219 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Somalia | USD bil | 2,839 | 5,313 | 5,374 | 4,592 | 4,143 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | USD bil | 21,970 | 21,805 | 22,844 | 23,811 | 22,976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | USD bil | 7,193 | 7,037 | 7,055 | 7,121 | 7,602 |
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