Final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Final consumption expenditure was 86.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia stood at 86.8%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 86.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2018.
That places Ethiopia 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82.8% | — |
| 2012 | 80.8% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.9% | 75.9% | 82.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 79.2% | 86.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 87.3% compare
- 60 Greece 87.3% compare
- 61 Cameroon 87.0% compare
- 63 South Sudan 86.5% compare
- 64 Puerto Rico 86.4% compare
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -17.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 341.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 43.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 40,752 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4222 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 393.79 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 8,303 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia?
- Final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia was 86.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2018.
- How does Ethiopia rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.