Ethiopia vs Southern Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

Ethiopia
4.6%
in 2024
Southern Africa
-0.8%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Southern Africa rank
36th

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Southern Africa
-10-50510200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.6% against -0.8% in Southern Africa, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 5.7 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Southern Africa ranks 36th of 226 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Southern Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 4.9% 2.5% 2.4% Ethiopia
2010s 6.8% 0.4% 6.4% Ethiopia
2020s 3.4% -0.9% 4.4% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per capita, Ethiopia or Southern Africa?
Ethiopia, at 4.6% against -0.8% in Southern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
5.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Southern Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Southern Africa ranks 36th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
263 places, 6,492 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed