Ethiopia vs Middle income: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Ethiopia
- Middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 7.0% against 3.7% in Middle income, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Middle income |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 3.4% | 2.9% | Middle income |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Middle income |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.2% | 2.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Ethiopia or Middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 7.0% against 3.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Ethiopia and Middle income?
- 3.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Middle income rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.