Eritrea vs Ethiopia: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 9.8% against 8.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 5.7% | 2.4% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 8.1% | 7.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 11.9% | 6.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 9.8% against 8.7% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 1.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for gdp growth?
- Eritrea ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.