Ethiopia vs Upper middle income: Inflation, consumer prices
Ethiopia
13.2%
in 2025
Upper middle income
3.2%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
21st
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Ethiopia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 13.2% against 3.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 4.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.4% | 11.6% | 4.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 11.0% | 6.4% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 9.5% | 1.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 3.1% | 10.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 4.3% | 19.9% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Ethiopia or Upper middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 13.2% against 3.2% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
- 10.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 21st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.