Djibouti

Bilateral relations of India and Djibouti are historic, based on people-to-people contacts and maritime trade.

Traditionally, Indian seafarers traded in spices and silk for gold and ivory.

Indian naval ships were sent to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea.

India currently has export-heavy trade ties with Djibouti.

Trade with Djibouti also serves the market in Ethiopia.

India's ICCR Scholarships are utilised by Djiboutians.

US$ 12.1bn
of reported FDI inflow in 2019

US$ 367.23mn

Bilateral trade reported in 2021-2022

755.01
Overseas Indians living in Djibouti

Concurrent Accreditation The Mission in Djibouti also handles India's bilateral relations with Yemen

Location

Djibouti is located on the 2nd shipping route of the world, where transit 60 percent of the world's traffic transits

IGAD

Djibouti hosts the headquarters of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan are the members of IGAD.

Opportunities

Djibouti is keen to promote partnership with India in the areas of education, health, IT, agriculture, small-scale industries, portable electricity generation, fisheries, and water resource development.

Maritime

Djibouti remains hospitable to the visits of Indian ships. Recently submarine INS Kalvari and INS Trikand visited Djibouti and participated in exercises with French (Varuna) and US Navies (Operation Cutlass).

Infrastructure

Indian firms could engage in infrastructure projects like road construction, port development, power transmission, and transport in Djibouti, a critical entre port and transshipment point for the region.

Agreements

Current agreements between India and Djibouti span bilateral trade and investment, civil aviation, cultural cooperation, skill development, e-Network, and the International Solar Alliance Framework.

India-Djibouti Bilateral Relations

A summary of bilateral engagement between India and Djbouti.

Formation of the International Solar Alliance

The founding of the ISA recognizes the need for universal access to renewable energy resources and promoting sustainability through clean energy.

India's Exports and Imports to Djibouti

Source: Department of Commerce

Dated: 23/01/2023
Values in US $ Millions

Country / Region: DJIBOUTI

S.No.	\Year	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
1.	EXPORT	376.46	790.66	316.01	347.06	713.33
2.	%Growth		110.02	-60.03	9.83	105.54
3.	India’s Total Export	303,526.16	330,078.09	313,361.04	291,808.48	422,004.40
4.	%Growth		8.75	-5.06	-6.88	44.62
5.	%Share	0.12	0.24	0.10	0.12	0.17
6.	IMPORT	5.44	15.82	19.54	20.16	41.68
7.	%Growth		190.74	23.49	3.21	106.70
8.	India’s Total Import	465,580.99	514,078.42	474,709.28	394,435.88	613,052.05
9.	%Growth		10.42	-7.66	-16.91	55.43
10.	%Share	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01
11.	TOTAL TRADE	381.91	806.49	335.55	367.23	755.01
12.	%Growth		111.17	-58.39	9.44	105.60
13.	India’s Total Trade	769,107.15	844,156.51	788,070.32	686,244.36	1,035,056.45
14.	%Growth		9.76	-6.64	-12.92	50.83
15.	%Share	0.05	0.10	0.04	0.05	0.07
16.	TRADE BALANCE	371.02	774.84	296.47	326.90	671.66
17.	India’s Trade Balance	-162,054.83	-184,000.33	-161,348.24	-102,627.40	-191,047.65