Countries
Djibouti: trade by HS code
- US$193mExports 2024
- US$7bnImports 2024
- 539HS6 · Exports
- Sub-Saharan AfricaRegion
- Least developed countryCountry groups
- Djiboutian Franc (DJF)Currency
Djibouti exported goods worth US$193m and imported US$7bn in 2024, in 539 and 3,456 different six-digit products.
Its main exports were live sheep (0104.10), bromides of sodium or of potassium (2827.51) and green coffee (not decaffeinated) (0901.11).
Its largest customer was Saudi Arabia and its largest supplier China.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £5m from Djibouti (+59% on the year before), above all bromides and bromide oxides: other, bromides of sodium or of potassium and flax yarn, single, and exported £16.3m to it.
Under DCTS Comprehensive, 98% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from Djibouti that meet the rules of origin.
Djibouti and the UK
Agreement or scheme: DCTS Comprehensive
What the UK imports from Djibouti
- 2827.59Bromides and bromide oxides: other
- 2827.51Bromides of sodium or of potassium
- 5306.10Flax yarn, single
- 8479.89Other machines with individual functions
- 1008.90Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: other cereals
- 0301.19Live fish, ornamental fish, other
- 1102.90Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other
- 9702.90Original engravings, prints and lithographs: other
- 8536.90Other electrical apparatus, up to 1000 V
- 8609.00Shipping containers
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC
Djibouti and the EU
Agreement or scheme: GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
What the EU imports from Djibouti
- 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)
- 6104.62Women's cotton trousers and shorts, knitted
- 6204.63Women's synthetic trousers and shorts, woven
- 6110.30Synthetic sweaters and cardigans, knitted
- 6210.50Women's garments of coated fabrics
- 6210.40Men's garments of coated fabrics
- 7326.90Other articles of iron or steel
- 8807.10Propellers and rotors
- 6203.43Men's synthetic trousers and shorts, woven
- 6202.40Women's synthetic coats and jackets, woven
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext
Top exports
- 0104.10Live sheep
- 2827.51Bromides of sodium or of potassium
- 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)
- 1207.40Sesame seeds
- 0106.13Camels and other camelids (Camelidae)
- 0102.90Live bovine animals, other
- 0102.29Live cattle (other)
- 8549.11Spent lead-acid batteries (scrap)
- 3004.39Other hormone medicines, dosed or retail
- 7404.00Copper scrap
- 8443.13Other offset printing machines
- 7403.21Brass, unwrought
- 1008.29Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: millet, other
- 7403.19Other unwrought refined copper
- 2615.90Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores: other
- 7410.22Copper foil: backed, of copper alloys
- 1008.90Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: other cereals
- 2615.10Zirconium ores (zircon)
- 1102.90Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other
- 1207.99Other oilseeds
Top imports
- 3105.59Other nitrogen-phosphorus fertilisers
- 1511.90Refined palm oil and fractions
- 1512.19Refined sunflower or safflower oil
- 1701.99Refined sugar (other)
- 8704.23Diesel trucks, GVW over 20 t
- 6402.99Rubber and plastic shoes (not ankle-covering)
- 8703.80Electric cars (battery only)
- 1006.30Milled rice
- 7208.39Hot-rolled steel coil, under 3 mm
- 1701.14Raw cane sugar (other)
- 1101.00Wheat flour
- 3102.10Urea
- 3902.10Polypropylene, primary
- 8711.20Motorcycles 50-250 cc
- 1006.40Broken rice
- 7207.11Steel billets (square, <0.25% carbon)
- 7210.41Otherwise plated or coated with zinc: corrugated
- 7214.20Steel rebar (deformed bars)
- 3907.61PET resin, viscosity 78 ml/g or more
- 4011.20New bus and truck tyres
Main buyers from Djibouti
Main suppliers of Djibouti
Economy, trade and logistics
Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | ||
| Population | 1.2m | 2025 |
| GDP (current US$) | US$4.6bn | 2025 |
| GDP per person (current US$) | US$3,906 | 2025 |
| Trade in goods and services, % of GDP | 206% | 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Share of world goods exports | 0.02% | 2025 |
| Share of world goods imports | 0.02% | 2025 |
| Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups) | 219 | 2025 |
| Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product | 0.205 | 2025 |
| Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products | 18.9% | 2014 |
| Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products | 17.6% | 2014 |
| Logistics | ||
| Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high) | 2.7 | 2022 |
| LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance | 2.6 | 2022 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index · rank 54 in the world | 102.1 | 2026 Q3 |
| Container port throughput (TEU) | 1.3m | 2024 |
Time and cost at the border (2019)
For one shipment of the country's typical traded product, as measured by the World Bank's Doing Business survey in its last edition; the survey has since been discontinued.
| Indicator | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| Border compliance (hours) | 118 | 72 |
| Documentary compliance (hours) | 50 | 60 |
| Border compliance (US$) | US$1,055 | US$605 |
| Documentary compliance (US$) | US$100 | US$95 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Questions and answers
What does Djibouti export most?
In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was live sheep (HS 0104.10), worth US$82m.
Does the UK have a trade agreement with Djibouti?
Yes: goods from Djibouti can enter at preferential rates under DCTS Comprehensive, duty-free on 98% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.