Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Ethiopia
28.16 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income
7.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
10th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 28.16 % change on previous year against 7.51 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 20.65 % change on previous year.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.7 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 12.24 % change on previous year 15.4 % change on previous year 3.17 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1980s 5.02 % change on previous year 2.82 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year Ethiopia
1990s 12.37 % change on previous year 6.9 % change on previous year 5.47 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2000s 19.57 % change on previous year 15.29 % change on previous year 4.28 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2010s 7.29 % change on previous year 5.88 % change on previous year 1.41 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2020s 9.68 % change on previous year 8.19 % change on previous year 1.49 % change on previous year Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
Ethiopia, at 28.16 % change on previous year against 7.51 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
20.65 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,512 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.