Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -6.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Ethiopia, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded -6.1% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at -6.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -17.2%, in 2002.
That places Ethiopia 7th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -14.5% | — |
| 2002 | -17.2% | +18.8% |
| 2003 | -15.8% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | -16.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | -14.9% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | -9.5% | -35.9% |
| 2007 | -7.7% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | -12.9% | +67.4% |
| 2009 | -12.2% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | -12.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | -10.6% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | -8.5% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | -10.2% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | -9.6% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | -10.4% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | -10.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | -11.2% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | -10.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | -9.7% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | -8.4% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | -8.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | -7.3% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | -6.1% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -13.4% | -17.2% | -7.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | -10.4% | -12.5% | -8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.6% | -8.4% | -6.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Indonesia -1.6% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates -3.8% compare
- 8 Lebanon -6.3% compare
- 9 Bangladesh -8.3% compare
- 10 Sudan -9.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 28.66 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 54.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 35.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6,506 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 11.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Ethiopia was -6.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was -6.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.2% in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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