Domestic material consumption per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Domestic material consumption per capita was 3.99 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
3.99
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
174th
of 223 countries
All-time high
4.21
in 2020
All-time low
2.9
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000β2023
Domestic material consumption per capita in Ethiopia, 2000β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic material consumption per capita in Ethiopia stood at 3.99.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 4.21 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 174th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 | 2.9 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.64 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.05 | 3.98 | 4.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 35.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 49.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 4,250 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0061 (2024)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 164.28 (2024)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 125.96 (2024)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0079 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in Ethiopia?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in Ethiopia was 3.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 174th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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