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Ethiopia

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▼ 23.2%
Current prices2025
109USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 24.7%
Current prices2025
987USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.1 pp
Annual change2025
9.2%
Inflation▼ 7.8 pp
Average consumer prices2025
13.2%
Government debt▲ 9.7 pp
General government, gross2025
43.1% of GDP
Current account▲ 3.3 pp
Balance2025
-0.9% of GDP
Population▲ 2.0%
Total2025
110.60million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.20.013.51995: 6.1%1996: 13.5%1997: 2.8%1998: -4.2%1999: 6.3%2000: 9.8%2001: 7.4%2002: 1.6%2003: -2.1%2004: 11.7%2005: 12.6%2006: 11.5%2007: 11.8%2008: 11.2%2009: 10.0%2010: 10.6%2011: 11.4%2012: 8.7%2013: 9.9%2014: 10.3%2015: 10.4%2016: 8.0%2017: 10.2%2018: 7.7%2019: 9.0%2020: 6.1%2021: 6.3%2022: 6.4%2023: 7.2%2024: 8.1%2025: 9.2%2026: 9.2% (IMF projection)2027: 7.9% (IMF projection)2028: 8.2% (IMF projection)2029: 8.5% (IMF projection)2030: 8.0% (IMF projection)2031: 7.7% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.20.044.41995: 13.4%1996: 0.9%1997: -6.4%1998: 3.6%1999: 7.9%2000: 0.7%2001: -8.2%2002: 1.7%2003: 17.8%2004: 3.2%2005: 11.7%2006: 13.6%2007: 17.2%2008: 44.4%2009: 8.5%2010: 8.1%2011: 33.2%2012: 24.1%2013: 8.1%2014: 7.4%2015: 9.6%2016: 6.6%2017: 10.7%2018: 13.8%2019: 15.8%2020: 20.4%2021: 26.8%2022: 33.9%2023: 30.2%2024: 21.0%2025: 13.2%2026: 11.8% (IMF projection)2027: 10.7% (IMF projection)2028: 8.3% (IMF projection)2029: 7.5% (IMF projection)2030: 7.5% (IMF projection)2031: 7.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.36.47.28.19.29.27.98.28.58.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %26.833.930.221.013.211.810.78.37.57.5
GDP, current prices USD bn99119160142109122141161185212
GDP per capita, current prices USD9741,1431,5111,3119871,0811,2341,3871,5701,767
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD3,1033,4603,7874,0894,4994,9745,3995,8466,3526,876
General government gross debt % of GDP53.846.938.733.443.140.436.133.631.129.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.8-4.2-2.6-2.0-1.2-1.8-1.0-1.7-1.5-1.5
Current account balance % of GDP-3.2-4.3-2.9-4.2-0.9-2.4-1.9-2.1-2.2-2.1
Population million101.90104.08105.71108.40110.60112.37114.17115.99117.85119.74

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01072000: 94%2001: 97%2002: 107%2003: 104%2004: 103%2005: 78%2006: 80%2007: 56%2008: 56%2009: 30%2010: 39%2011: 45%2012: 39%2013: 44%2014: 44%2015: 51%2016: 52%2017: 55%2018: 58%2019: 55%2020: 53%2021: 54%2022: 47%2023: 39%2024: 33%2025: 43%2026: 40% (IMF projection)2027: 36% (IMF projection)2028: 34% (IMF projection)2029: 31% (IMF projection)2030: 29% (IMF projection)2031: 27% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-11.70.02000: -2.5%2001: -1.4%2002: -4.0%2003: -1.2%2004: -3.8%2005: -7.4%2006: -11.7%2007: -6.2%2008: -5.6%2009: -8.2%2010: -4.5%2011: -0.7%2012: -6.6%2013: -5.9%2014: -7.9%2015: -11.5%2016: -10.9%2017: -8.5%2018: -6.5%2019: -5.3%2020: -4.6%2021: -3.2%2022: -4.3%2023: -2.9%2024: -4.2%2025: -0.9%2026: -2.4% (IMF projection)2027: -1.9% (IMF projection)2028: -2.1% (IMF projection)2029: -2.2% (IMF projection)2030: -2.1% (IMF projection)2031: -2.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199550.79.14.832.3
200541.211.84.839.1
201536.116.34.439.5
202532.827.84.236.6

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,110USD2025+94.7%
GNI, Atlas method151USD bn2025+153.9%
Exports of goods and services13.3% of GDP2025+3.9 pp
Imports of goods and services20.2% of GDP2025-10.1 pp
Life expectancy at birth67.6years2024+7.4%
Urban population24.1% of total2025+4.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)