Ethiopia vs Zambia: Exports of goods, services and primary income

Ethiopia
13.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
12.84 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
105th
Zambia rank
107th

Exports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
05.0B10.0B15.0B197720002024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 13.36 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 518.70 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 107th of 199 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 470.44 million BoP, current US$ 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ 772.66 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1980s 639.28 million BoP, current US$ 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 466.43 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1990s 797.98 million BoP, current US$ 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ 357.94 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2000s 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ 2.97 billion BoP, current US$ 974.98 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2010s 6.30 billion BoP, current US$ 9.39 billion BoP, current US$ 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ Zambia
2020s 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ 11.43 billion BoP, current US$ 927.53 million BoP, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Ethiopia, at 13.36 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income between Ethiopia and Zambia?
518.70 million BoP, current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income?
Ethiopia ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.