External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia stood at 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Ethiopia 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9,717 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 10,080 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 10,324 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 10,092 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 10,091 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,360 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 5,572 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2000 | 5,516 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5,746 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6,552 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 7,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 5,820 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 5,472 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -64.0% |
| 2007 | 2,297 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 2,523 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 4,751 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 2010 | 6,457 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 7,627 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 9,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 11,152 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 15,016 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 18,115 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 20,732 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 23,190 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 26,443 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 26,917 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 28,677 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 28,356 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 27,134 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 21,861 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +88.3% | 2,523 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,751 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,462 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,572 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,360 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 4,793 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,492 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,457 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 26,917 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,413 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,134 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 88 Papua New Guinea 34,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 90 Cameroon 32,582 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Gabon 29,402 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Syria 26,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Suriname 25,217 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -20.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.