Gross national expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross national expenditure was 106.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 106.9% for gross national expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 120.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 106.3%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 64th of 186 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 national expenditure in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 114.9% | — |
| 2012 | 117.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 116.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 117.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 120.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 114.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 120.5% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 110.1% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 113.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 109.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 109.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 110.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 107.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 106.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 106.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116.2% | 110.1% | 120.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 108.3% | 106.3% | 110.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 108.7% compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 107.3% compare
- 63 Pakistan 107.2% compare
- 65 Albania 106.9% compare
- 66 Bangladesh 106.6% compare
- 67 Botswana 106.4% compare
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 gross national expenditure in Ethiopia?
- Gross national expenditure in Ethiopia was 106.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 120.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.3% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross national expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross 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.