Ethiopia vs Türkiye: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP

Ethiopia
29.9%
in 2014
Türkiye
30.3%
in 2014
Ethiopia rank
131st
Türkiye rank
130th

Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Türkiye
102030194919812014

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 30.3% against 29.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Türkiye ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 131st and Türkiye ranks 130th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1940s 8.1% 9.7% 1.6% Türkiye
1950s 8.5% 10.4% 1.9% Türkiye
1960s 10.5% 8.8% 1.7% Ethiopia
1970s 11.9% 8.8% 3.1% Ethiopia
1980s 15.6% 14.9% 0.6% Ethiopia
1990s 15.0% 18.2% 3.3% Türkiye
2000s 24.4% 23.9% 0.5% Ethiopia
2010s 29.5% 29.5% 0.0% 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, Ethiopia or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 30.3% against 29.9% in Ethiopia as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Ethiopia and Türkiye?
0.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Türkiye?
66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Türkiye rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 131st and Türkiye ranks 130th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Türkiye: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-gdp-cepii/ethiopia/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-gdp-cepii/ethiopia/turkiye/">Ethiopia vs Türkiye: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,772 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Estimates correspond to merchandise import-to-GDP ratios for countries and regions. All ratios are taken at current prices. See source for more details.