The Republic of Djibouti, a coastal country located in the Horn of Africa enjoys a privileged geographical position between Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its independence, the country has political stability and social peace. 

For a decade the country has a positive and sustained growth with a GDP of 6% in 2014. This dynamic should be maintained in the coming years, thanks to the continuation of a major program of investment, particularly in infrastructures. The objective of this investment is to turn the country into a regional platform of commercial services, logistics and financial. This extensive infrastructure program is also the result of increasing ports activities. The inflation rate is under control and remains around 3% for this last three years.

	2012	2013	2014
GDP AT MARKET PRICES (DJF million)	240 569	258 549	281 409
GDP (DJF million)	240.569	258.658	282.403
REAL GDP GROWTH (%)	4.8	5	6
CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION (AV ; %)	3.7	2.5	3
EXPORTS OF GOODS FOB (DJF M)	20.971	21.260	22.955
IMPORTS OF GOODS FOB (DJF M)	-100.312	-127.891	-142.795
CURRENT-ACCOUNT BALANCE (DJF M)	-79.341	-106.601	-119.840
EXCHANGE RATE (DJF /US$)	177.7	177.7	177.7