Ethiopia vs Upper middle income: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Ethiopia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 7.0% against 3.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 3.6% | 1.9% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 3.9% | 3.5% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 3.1% | 4.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.7% | 2.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Ethiopia or Upper middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 7.0% against 3.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
- 3.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.