Foreign debt rose 19.1% to USD 3,191 bil in Djibouti in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Djibouti reached an all time high of USD 3,191 bil in 2021 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 745 bil, USD 30,017 bil in Ethiopia, USD 4,836 bil in Somalia and USD 7,587 bil in Yemen in 2021.
Djibouti has been ranked 93rd within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Djibouti | USD bil | 1,227 | 1,702 | 2,267 | 2,321 | 2,553 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | USD bil | 873 | 797 | 821 | 791 | 772 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 20,443 | 23,396 | 26,170 | 27,842 | 28,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD bil | 19,784 | 21,058 | 26,951 | 31,434 | 34,969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Somalia | USD bil | 2,771 | 2,745 | 2,834 | 5,558 | 5,621 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | USD bil | 21,598 | 21,292 | 21,909 | 21,738 | 22,476 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | USD bil | 7,299 | 7,063 | 7,193 | 7,037 | 7,055 |
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