Expense in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Expense was 6.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expense in Ethiopia, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Ethiopia stood at 6.1%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Ethiopia peaked at 17.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Expense in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.7% | — |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -18.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.2% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.7% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 153 Bangladesh 8.3% compare
- 154 Somalia 6.3% compare
- 155 Lebanon 6.3% compare
- 157 United Arab Emirates 3.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate -15.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 932.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 119.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 111,421 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 945.36 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 9.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 23.39 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Ethiopia?
- Expense in Ethiopia was 6.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for expense?
- Ethiopia ranks 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.