Ethiopia vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Ethiopia
4.0%
in 2025
Northern Africa and Western Asia
1.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
23rd
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Ethiopia
- Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.0% against 1.6% in Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.5 times Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.9% | 2.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 1.7% | 5.6% | 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Ethiopia, at 4.0% against 1.6% in Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Ethiopia and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 2.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 23rd 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.