Exports of goods and services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Exports of goods and services was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Exports of goods and services in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Ethiopia stood at 13.3%.
The figure is up 139.8% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Ethiopia peaked at 16.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.7% | — |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -16.0% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +139.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 13.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.1%, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 13.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.2%, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +139.8% | 5.5% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.6% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.5% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 172 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.9% compare
- 173 Turkmenistan 14.5% compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 13.9% compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 13.3% compare
- 177 Cameroon 13.1% compare
- 178 Gambia 12.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Ethiopia?
- Exports of goods and services in Ethiopia was 13.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for exports of goods and services?
- Ethiopia ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. 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.