Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti peaked at 2.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2025.
That places Djibouti 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 170 United Arab Emirates 1.4% compare
- 171 Barbados 1.2% compare
- 172 Brunei Darussalam 1.2% compare
- 174 Puerto Rico 1.1% compare
- 175 Canada 1.1% compare
- 176 Germany 1.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.7373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 88.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2702 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti was 1.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.