Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Ethiopia
3,155 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Tanzania
3,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
157th
Tanzania rank
155th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,155 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 307 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 157th and Tanzania ranks 155th of 181 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 689.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,541 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 851.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania
1970s 754.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,982 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,227 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania
1980s 954.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,450 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 495.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania
1990s 721.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,051 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 329.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania
2000s 818.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,648 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 829.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania
2010s 1,844 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,598 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 754.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania
2020s 2,899 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,264 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 364.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 3,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,155 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
307 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 157th and Tanzania ranks 155th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.