East Africa
Djibouti
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Djibouti's #10 import source (world lens). Djibouti is the EU's #164 goods supplier.
Djibouti on the world stage
Total imports
$5.3bn
2023 annual
Total exports
$4.8bn
125 partners
#1 import source
China
17.7%
#1 export dest.
Ethiopia
83.5%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Djibouti and the EU
EU imports from
€12m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€266m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #164 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 22.25
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
–
EUR/MWh
Consumer
–
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
450
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
State monopoly (EDD)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Ministry of Energy
Imports roughly 35% of electricity from Ethiopia via a single HVDC line. Domestic generation is diesel-based. Geothermal potential (Lake Assal) remains undeveloped.
Tracked infrastructure
0 wind farms
capacity n/a · 1 building
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
24.7
→ 31.2 by 2050
Fertility
2.62
above replacement
Working-age
66%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
7.4
→ 14.8 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 1.17M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +31% (1.53M)