At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Ethiopia
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Sharp drop2025MajorGDP fell 15.6 % to US$ 126.4B in 2025 (largest drop since 1994).
- Sharp drop2025MajorGDP per capita fell 17.7 % to US$ 933 in 2025 (largest drop since 1994).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 18.7 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Sharp rise2025MajorExports rose 102.4 % to US$ 16.8B in 2025 (largest rise on record).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 16.8B in 2025 (series since 2011).
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Country DNA
Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.
2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
Central government debt rose from 10.7 % of GDP in 2013 to 31.4 % in 2019.
21.9 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 0.8 % in 2010.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 99.0 % in 2010 to 100.0 % in 2025 (+1.0 points).
Unemployment of 3.3 % in 2025 is below the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 5.3 %.
Ethiopia's population grew 101.0 % between 2000 and 2025, from 67.4M people to 135.5M people.
Life expectancy gained 16.7 years since 2000, from 50.9 years to 67.6 years in 2024.
24.1 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 14.9 % in 2000.
GDP grew 8.0 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
CO₂ emissions of 0.14 t per person are 0.04× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).
The fertility rate fell from 6.65 births/woman in 2000 to 3.91 births/woman in 2024.
Trade is worth 33.5 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
Within Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia ranks 30th of 47 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 3,622, 2025).
GDP per capita rose from US$ 122 in 2000 to US$ 933 in 2025 (+662.8 % in current US dollars).
With a median age of 18.7 years, Ethiopia ranks 186th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Life expectancy of 67.6 years ranks 12th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa (2024).
Borders: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
Languages: Amharic
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp dropGDP per capita fell 17.7 % to US$ 933 in 2025.
- Sharp dropGDP fell 15.6 % to US$ 126.4B in 2025.
- Sharp riseExports rose 102.4 % to US$ 16.8B in 2025.
- Sharp riseExports of goods and services (% of GDP) rose 7.7 points to 13.3 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseTrade openness rose 16.1 points to 33.5 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseImports of goods and services (% of GDP) rose 8.3 points to 20.2 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseElectricity consumption per capita rose 29.1 % to 246 kWh in 2025.
- Sharp riseImports rose 43.5 % to US$ 25.5B in 2025.
- Record highWind electricity generation set a new high of 1.10 TWh in 2025, the first since 2019.
- Record highIndustry share set a new high of 27.8 % in 2025, the first since 2018.
- 2024
- Sharp dropInfant mortality fell 10.9 % to 34.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- Sharp riseExchange rate rose 51.3 % to 82.601 LCU/US$ in 2024.
- Sharp riseRemittances rose 4.4 points to 4.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseNet electricity imports (% of demand) rose 3.6 points to -7.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropUnder-5 mortality rate fell 13.6 % to 44.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- Sharp dropInvestment fell 1.6 points to 20.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropMilitary expenditure (current US$) fell 34.6 % to US$ 921.7M in 2024.
- Sharp riseElectricity consumption per capita rose 38.2 % to 191 kWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseElectricity generation rose 41.8 % to 25.2 TWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseHydropower electricity generation rose 42.6 % to 24.42 TWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 996.6M to US$ -3.8B in 2024.
- Sharp riseMerchandise exports (current US$) rose 57.8 % to US$ 5.5B in 2024.
- Sharp riseNet barter terms of trade index rose 15.5 to 118.5 in 2024.
- ReversalNet migration turned positive in 2024 (30,069 people).
- Sharp riseUrbanisation rose 0.6 points to 23.6 % in 2024.
- Record highNet barter terms of trade index set a new high of 118.5 in 2024, the first since 2011.
- Record highImmunization, measles (% of children ages 12–23 months) set a new high of 72.0 % in 2024, the first since 2011.
- Record lowEmployment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell to a new low of 61.0 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Record highRemittances set a new high of 4.8 % in 2024, the first since 2014.
- Record lowICT service exports (% of service exports) fell to a new low of 0.6 % in 2024, the first since 2018.
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