Foreign debt rose 9.96% to USD 2,552 bil in Djibouti in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Djibouti reached an all time high of USD 2,552 bil in 2019 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 772 bil, USD 28,288 bil in Ethiopia, USD 5,616 bil in Somalia and USD 7,055 bil in Yemen in 2019.
Djibouti has been ranked 90th within the group of 110 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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