Natural resource rents in Djibouti

Djibouti: Natural resource rents was 0.2771 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2771
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
149th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.9473
in 1998
All-time low
0.1748
in 1985
Years of data
36
1985–2021

Natural resource rents in Djibouti, 1985–2021

0.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.1751987: 0.5521988: 0.5631989: 0.5891990: 0.5681991: 0.5831992: 0.4961993: 0.3811994: 0.4191995: 0.6321996: 0.6641997: 0.6771998: 0.9471999: 0.3912000: 0.3822001: 0.4162002: 0.4542003: 0.6232004: 0.5732005: 0.542006: 0.6162007: 0.5232008: 0.792009: 0.7432010: 0.8382011: 0.8882012: 0.9462013: 0.5272014: 0.7892015: 0.6632016: 0.4842017: 0.5712018: 0.2792019: 0.3592020: 0.3222021: 0.277

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 0.2771 for 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, natural resource rents in Djibouti peaked at 0.9473 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1748, 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.

Natural resource rents in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Djibouti, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.1748 —
1987 0.5522 +215.9%
1988 0.5628 +1.9%
1989 0.5887 +4.6%
1990 0.5682 -3.5%
1991 0.5833 +2.6%
1992 0.4964 -14.9%
1993 0.3809 -23.3%
1994 0.4186 +9.9%
1995 0.6325 +51.1%
1996 0.664 +5.0%
1997 0.6769 +1.9%
1998 0.9473 +40.0%
1999 0.3911 -58.7%
2000 0.3821 -2.3%
2001 0.416 +8.9%
2002 0.4543 +9.2%
2003 0.6231 +37.2%
2004 0.5732 -8.0%
2005 0.5395 -5.9%
2006 0.6164 +14.2%
2007 0.5233 -15.1%
2008 0.7904 +51.0%
2009 0.7432 -6.0%
2010 0.8382 +12.8%
2011 0.8885 +6.0%
2012 0.9459 +6.5%
2013 0.5267 -44.3%
2014 0.789 +49.8%
2015 0.6626 -16.0%
2016 0.4844 -26.9%
2017 0.5714 +18.0%
2018 0.279 -51.2%
2019 0.3585 +28.5%
2020 0.3221 -10.1%
2021 0.2771 -14.0%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 0.2771 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 0.2771 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 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% 0.1748 0.5522

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4696 0.1748 0.5887 4
1990s 0.5759 0.3809 0.9473 10
2000s 0.5661 0.3821 0.7904 10
2010s 0.6344 0.279 0.9459 10
2020s 0.2996 0.2771 0.3221 2

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 146 Portugal 0.2914 compare
  2. 147 Lithuania 0.2861 compare
  3. 148 Samoa 0.2803 compare
  4. 150 Moldova 0.2359 compare
  5. 151 Slovakia 0.2261 compare
  6. 152 United States Virgin Islands 0.2054 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Djibouti?
Natural resource rents in Djibouti was 0.2771 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 0.9473 in 1998.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1748 in 1985.
How does Djibouti rank for natural resource rents?
Djibouti ranks 149th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
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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