Ethiopia vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

Ethiopia
4.0%
in 2025
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
25th

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
-50510200020122025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.0% against 1.4% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.8 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 4.6% 3.2% 1.4% Ethiopia
2010s 7.3% 2.2% 5.1% Ethiopia
2020s 4.3% 0.6% 3.7% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Ethiopia or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Ethiopia, at 4.0% against 1.4% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Ethiopia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
2.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). 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 employed person (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
240 places, 6,226 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed