External balance on goods and services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: External balance on goods and services was -6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
External balance on goods and services in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, external balance on goods and services in Ethiopia stood at -6.9%.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Ethiopia peaked at -6.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -20.9%, in 2015.
Ethiopia ranks 119th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -14.9% | — |
| 2012 | -17.9% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | -16.5% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | -17.5% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | -20.9% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | -19.3% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | -15.8% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | -14.5% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | -12.9% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | -9.8% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | -9.1% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | -10.1% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | -7.4% | -26.7% |
| 2024 | -6.3% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | -6.9% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -16.7% | -20.9% | -12.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | -8.3% | -10.1% | -6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 29.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 96.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 90,177 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 671.95 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -14.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 809.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Ethiopia?
- External balance on goods and services in Ethiopia was -6.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was -6.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.9% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Ethiopia ranks 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.