Djibouti

Djibouti, Djibouti, scores 50 on the TRAIL Index of tourism resilience, #235 of 310 destinations. 21 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 58% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

TRAIL Index: 50
OECD: 42
UN Tourism: 47
UNDRR: 29

Strongest

Rent growth: -0.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances de Djibouti / INSTAD, Note de conjoncture économique du troisième trimestre 2024, Q3 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
Tourism intensity: 0.2 visitor nights per resident per year (country figure) (Banque Centrale de Djibouti (Rapport Annuel 2024) / INSTAD (RGPH-3), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

Hotel bed or room occupancy: 34 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique de Djibouti (INSTAD) / Office National du Tourisme de Djibouti (ONTD), Annuaire Statistique Édition 2022, 2021). Below 45: grade 0/4.
Wastewater safely treated: 1 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) & UN-Water, SDG 6.3.1 Domestic Wastewater Summary, 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4.
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (African Business, 2025). Grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 58

Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
Largest foreign market: not measured yet
Recovery against 2019: 101.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique de Djibouti (INSTAD) / Office National du Tourisme de Djibouti (ONTD), Annuaire Statistique Édition 2022, 2021). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
Average length of stay: 10 nights per visitor (country figure) (Agence Nationale de Promotion des Investissements (ANPI) / Office National du Tourisme de Djibouti (ONTD), 2019). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
Hotel bed or room occupancy: 34 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique de Djibouti (INSTAD) / Office National du Tourisme de Djibouti (ONTD), Annuaire Statistique Édition 2022, 2021). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 0

Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
Unemployment rate: 26 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Above 18: grade 0/4. Source
Income per head: 8,452 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 30

Extreme heat days: 131.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
Tropical nights: 365 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
Country disaster risk: 5.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4. Source
Greenhouse gas emissions per resident: not measured yet

Water and environment: 50

Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
Wastewater safely treated: 1 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) & UN-Water, SDG 6.3.1 Domestic Wastewater Summary, 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
Municipal waste per resident: 153.3 kg per resident per year (country figure) (World Bank, What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050, 2016). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
Green space: not measured yet
Energy use per resident: not measured yet

Community and housing: 100

Tourism intensity: 0.2 visitor nights per resident per year (country figure) (Banque Centrale de Djibouti (Rapport Annuel 2024) / INSTAD (RGPH-3), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
Cruise pressure: not measured yet
Rent growth: -0.3 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances de Djibouti / INSTAD, Note de conjoncture économique du troisième trimestre 2024, Q3 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
Short-let density: not measured yet
Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 38

Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Global Infrastructure Hub & Port de Djibouti, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
Largest airline group share: not measured yet
Air route concentration: not measured yet
Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (African Business, 2025). Grade 0/4. Source
Government effectiveness: 29.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Africa Briefing / Oxford Business Group, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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