Foreign debt rose 20.5% to USD 2,057 bil in Djibouti in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Djibouti reached an all time high of USD 2,057 bil in 2017 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 819 bil, USD 26,562 bil in Ethiopia, USD 2,958 bil in Somalia and USD 7,186 bil in Yemen in 2017.
Djibouti has been ranked 92nd within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Djibouti | USD bil | 820 | 942 | 1,226 | 1,701 | 2,267 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | USD bil | 943 | 907 | 873 | 797 | 821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 12,584 | 16,945 | 20,519 | 23,474 | 26,233 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD bil | 13,799 | 16,912 | 19,777 | 21,061 | 26,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Somalia | USD bil | 2,931 | 2,829 | 2,762 | 2,737 | 2,825 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | USD bil | 22,500 | 21,774 | 21,401 | 21,092 | 21,701 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | USD bil | 7,689 | 7,723 | 7,299 | 7,063 | 7,193 |
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