Brazil vs Ethiopia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Brazil
12.7%
in 2024
Ethiopia
12.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
185th
Ethiopia rank
188th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.7% against 12.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 185th and Ethiopia ranks 188th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 8.7% | 1.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 10.9% | 3.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 21.7% | 12.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 23.1% | 13.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.3% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Brazil or Ethiopia?
- Brazil, at 12.7% against 12.1% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Brazil and Ethiopia?
- 0.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ethiopia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ethiopia rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 185th and Ethiopia ranks 188th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).