GDP per capita growth in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: GDP per capita growth was 7.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Ethiopia, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Ethiopia stood at 7.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Ethiopia peaked at 10.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -13.6%, in 1985.
That places Ethiopia 11th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.7% | — |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | -25.5% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +114.3% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | +51.4% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -70.0% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | -1.4% | -204.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -149.1% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +445.9% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -59.5% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +58.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -72.9% |
| 1975 | -1.2% | -288.3% |
| 1976 | -2.3% | +95.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -132.6% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +32.2% |
| 1979 | -2.6% | -352.6% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | -328.3% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -69.3% |
| 1982 | -2.9% | -263.2% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | -279.6% |
| 1984 | -5.3% | -201.7% |
| 1985 | -13.6% | +154.7% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | -147.5% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +55.3% |
| 1988 | -3.3% | -133.3% |
| 1989 | -4.1% | +23.0% |
| 1990 | -1.0% | -75.5% |
| 1991 | -11.1% | +1000.3% |
| 1992 | -12.4% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -174.3% |
| 1994 | -0.3% | -103.7% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -856.5% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +240.8% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -101.4% |
| 1998 | -6.4% | +5301.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -129.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +48.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +76.6% |
| 2002 | -1.5% | -130.2% |
| 2003 | -5.1% | +231.8% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -301.5% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +63.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +38.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +48.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +26.3% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | +43.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | -1.4% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | -2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -13.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9% | -12.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -5.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 7.0% | 6 |
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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 gdp per capita growth in Ethiopia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Ethiopia was 7.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.6% in 1985.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.