General government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: General government final consumption expenditure was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 5.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 15.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.3% | — |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +40.2% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 9.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 207.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,801 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 54.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 92.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -17.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 187.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia was 5.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.