Total natural resource rents in Djibouti
Djibouti: Total natural resource rents was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Djibouti, 1985–2021
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +215.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
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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About this data
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.