Gross domestic savings in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross domestic savings was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Ethiopia is 13.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Ethiopia peaked at 24.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2025.
Ethiopia ranks 126th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17.2% | — |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.2% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.2% | 20.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 123 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.8% compare
- 124 Puerto Rico 13.6% compare
- 125 South Sudan 13.5% compare
- 127 Cameroon 13.0% compare
- 128 Greece 12.7% compare
- 129 Guinea-Bissau 12.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 703.5 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -15.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 997.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 127.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 119,101 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,011 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Ethiopia?
- Gross domestic savings in Ethiopia was 13.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross domestic savings?
- Ethiopia ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.