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Djibouti

Location : Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia

Capital : Djibouti

Languages : French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar

Area : 23,000 sq km

Land Use : arable land: 0.04%; permanent crops: 0%; other: 99.96% (2001)

Natural Resources : geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum

Population : 476,703 (July 2005 est.)

Labour force : 282,000 (2000)

Labour force participation rate : 59.16% of population (2000)

Population below poverty line : 50% (2001 est.)

International Organisation participation : ACCT, ACP, AFDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

GDP per capita : U$1,300 (2002 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate : 3.5% (2002 est.)

GDP sectoral composition : agriculture: 3.5%; industry: 15.8%; services: 80.7% (2001 est.)

Investment (gross fixed): 20% of GDP (2004 est.)

Industries: construction, agricultural processing, salt

Industrial production growth rate : 3% (1996 est.) 

Agriculture - products : fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels, animal hides

Exports : U$155 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Exports - commodities : re-exports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)

Exports - partners : Somalia 63.9%, Yemen 22.6%, Ethiopia 5% (2004)

Imports : U$665 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Imports - commodities : foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products

Imports - partners : Saudi Arabia 21%, Ethiopia 9.9%, India 8.2%, China 7.8%, US 6.1%, France 6% (2004)

QUALITATIVE TRADE PROFILE

Djibouti has bound all of its tariff lines. The simple average bound tariff for all goods is 40.9% with agricultural goods being bound at 47.3% and non-agricultural goods bound at 39.9%. Applied rates are relatively high for the region at 20.5% for agricultural goods and 32.6% for non-agricultural goods. Non-ad valorem duties are not widely used and apply only to 2.7% of Djibouti's tariff lines. 

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 

Djibouti 's trade policy formulation, negotiation and implementation process has not yet been determined.

TRADE AGREEMENTS

Bilateral

Djibouti 's bilateral relations have not yet been determined.

Regional

Djibouti is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union (AU) and the African Economic Community (AEC). Djibouti is currently negotiating an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU through the ESA configuration.

Multilateral

Djibouti is a founding member of the WTO and grants at least MFN treatment to all of its trading partners. Djibouti has Gats commitments in 13 sectors. 

NEED PRIORITIES  

Djibouti 's needs priorities are not yet determined.

Source: World Fact Book, WTO Secretariat.