Total natural resource rents in Djibouti

Djibouti: Total natural resource rents was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
149th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
36
1985–2021

Total natural resource rents in Djibouti, 1985–2021

0.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.175 % of GDP1987: 0.552 % of GDP1988: 0.563 % of GDP1989: 0.589 % of GDP1990: 0.568 % of GDP1991: 0.583 % of GDP1992: 0.496 % of GDP1993: 0.381 % of GDP1994: 0.419 % of GDP1995: 0.632 % of GDP1996: 0.664 % of GDP1997: 0.677 % of GDP1998: 0.947 % of GDP1999: 0.391 % of GDP2000: 0.382 % of GDP2001: 0.416 % of GDP2002: 0.454 % of GDP2003: 0.623 % of GDP2004: 0.573 % of GDP2005: 0.54 % of GDP2006: 0.616 % of GDP2007: 0.523 % of GDP2008: 0.79 % of GDP2009: 0.743 % of GDP2010: 0.838 % of GDP2011: 0.888 % of GDP2012: 0.946 % of GDP2013: 0.527 % of GDP2014: 0.789 % of GDP2015: 0.663 % of GDP2016: 0.484 % of GDP2017: 0.571 % of GDP2018: 0.279 % of GDP2019: 0.359 % of GDP2020: 0.322 % of GDP2021: 0.277 % of GDP

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 0.3% for total natural resource rents in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Djibouti peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

That places Djibouti 149th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Total natural resource rents in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resource rents in Djibouti, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1985 0.2%
1987 0.6% +215.9%
1988 0.6% +1.9%
1989 0.6% +4.6%
1990 0.6% -3.5%
1991 0.6% +2.6%
1992 0.5% -14.9%
1993 0.4% -23.3%
1994 0.4% +9.9%
1995 0.6% +51.1%
1996 0.7% +5.0%
1997 0.7% +1.9%
1998 0.9% +40.0%
1999 0.4% -58.7%
2000 0.4% -2.3%
2001 0.4% +8.9%
2002 0.5% +9.2%
2003 0.6% +37.2%
2004 0.6% -8.0%
2005 0.5% -5.9%
2006 0.6% +14.2%
2007 0.5% -15.1%
2008 0.8% +51.0%
2009 0.7% -6.0%
2010 0.8% +12.8%
2011 0.9% +6.0%
2012 0.9% +6.5%
2013 0.5% -44.3%
2014 0.8% +49.8%
2015 0.7% -16.0%
2016 0.5% -26.9%
2017 0.6% +18.0%
2018 0.3% -51.2%
2019 0.4% +28.5%
2020 0.3% -10.1%
2021 0.3% -14.0%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.1%, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total natural resource rents 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +215.9% 0.2% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.2% 0.6% 4
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 146 Portugal 0.3% compare
  2. 147 Lithuania 0.3% compare
  3. 148 Samoa 0.3% compare
  4. 150 Moldova 0.2% compare
  5. 151 Slovakia 0.2% compare
  6. 152 United States Virgin Islands 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resource rents in Djibouti?
Total natural resource rents in Djibouti was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Djibouti rank for total natural resource rents?
Djibouti ranks 149th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total natural resource rents
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.