Egypt vs Ethiopia: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
79.1%
in 2023
Ethiopia
79.3%
in 2023
Egypt rank
32nd
Ethiopia rank
30th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 79.3% against 79.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Egypt ranks 32nd and Ethiopia ranks 30th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.3% | 77.6% | 9.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 72.4% | 10.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 73.4% | 7.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 81.6% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 73.7% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 69.0% | 6.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.6% | 1.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 79.3% against 79.1% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 0.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 32nd and Ethiopia ranks 30th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.