Two-way investment brief
Australia–Djibouti
Djibouti direct investment in Australia
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Total Djibouti investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Djibouti
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Total Australian investment in Djibouti
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Djibouti in Australia
- Australia in Djibouti
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Djibouti → Australia
- Australia → Djibouti
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Economic outlook
Djibouti’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 7.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Inflation | 2.1% | −0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Current account, % GDP | 14.6% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 8.9% | 8.7% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −2.7% | −0.7% | −0.5% | −0.3% | 0.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 34.0% | 32.1% | 29.6% | 26.7% | 24.1% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Djibouti
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- New Australian FDI in Djibouti
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Djibouti globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows
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- FDI inflows, 2024
- $68 m
- GDP, 2025
- $4.6 bn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.