Adjusted savings: gross savings in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 25.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Ethiopia, 2011–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Ethiopia is 25.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Ethiopia peaked at 33.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32.6% | — |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.8% | 28.4% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 27.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -17.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 187.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 22,418 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3295 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 307.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 43.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Ethiopia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Ethiopia was 25.2% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Ethiopia ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.