Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Ethiopia stood at 4.0%.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Ethiopia peaked at 9.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +65.6% |
| 2002 | -1.7% | -134.6% |
| 2003 | -5.3% | +215.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -285.0% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +68.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +41.8% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -53.2% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +84.6% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +23.4% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -15.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 5.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +285.0% | -5.3% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | -5.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 13.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Ethiopia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Ethiopia was 4.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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