Economy · Remittance inflows · Djibouti
Djibouti’s remittance inflows fell to $0.06bn in 2024.
$0.06bn
2024
Down $0bn from 2023.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
$0.06bn
What it is. Remittance inflows count the personal transfers and worker earnings that people abroad send to residents of Djibouti, measured in current US dollars. The figure comes from balance of payments records, so it follows what banks and money transfer firms report. Cash carried home by hand or passed through informal networks is hard to record and may be only partly included. Because the dollars are not adjusted for inflation, a flat figure can hide a fall in what the money buys.
Higher is better. Higher is better here because more remittances mean more income reaching households and more foreign currency entering the economy without the state or firms taking on debt. The latest figure is $0.06bn for 2024, up 4.4% on a year earlier, when it also rounded to $0.06bn. Since 2015 the range runs from a low of $0.04bn in 2015 to a high of $0.08bn in 2019. The current level therefore sits in the upper-middle of that range and remains below the 2019 peak.
Why it matters. For recipient households in Djibouti, money from relatives abroad tops up budgets for everyday spending and emergencies. At $0.06bn a year the inflow is small in dollar terms, so it supports individual families more than it shifts the national accounts. Whether the 2024 rise continues towards the $0.08bn reached in 2019 is the next figure to check.
| Period | Remittance inflows · Djibouti |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $0.04bn |
| 2016 | $0.04bn |
| 2017 | $0.04bn |
| 2018 | $0.06bn |
| 2019 | $0.08bn |
| 2020 | $0.06bn |
| 2021 | $0.08bn |
| 2022 | $0.06bn |
| 2023 | $0.06bn |
| 2024 | $0.06bn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Remittance inflows, Djibouti, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/remittance-inflows/djibouti
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Personal remittances received, current US dollars. Unit: USD bn.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.